The Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018 (Commencement, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2019

Transitional: land management plans and forest design plans approved before the appointed day – to be treated as felling permissions

14.—(1) Any Land Management Plan or Forest Design Plan containing proposals in respect of felling and restocking operations approved by the Forestry Commissioners before the appointed day is, on and after that day, to be treated as if it were a felling permission granted under section 27 of the 2018 Act.

(2) A condition attached to a plan referred to in paragraph (1) is to be treated as if it were a condition applied to a felling permission under section 27(4) of the 2018 Act.

(3) The provision made in—

(a) section 27(7) (variation and revocation of conditions),

(b) section 38 (registration of notices to comply),

(c) section 39 (registered notices to comply: offence),

(d) section 40 (registration of notices of variation),

(e) section 41 (registration of notices of discharge from compliance),

(f) section 42 (meaning of “register”),

(g) section 43 (descriptions of land),

(h) section 44 (receipt of notices by Keeper),

(i) section 56 (registration of remedial notices), and

(j) section 57 (registered remedial notices: offence),

of the 2018 Act does not apply to a condition referred to in paragraph (2) or to any restocking direction issued under section 36 of the 2018 Act in relation to such a condition.