3(1)Section 13 (making of access agreements) shall be amended as follows.
(2)For subsection (1) there shall be substituted the following subsection—
“(1)An access agreement may be made—
(a)by Scottish Natural Heritage with any person having an interest in land;
(b)by a general or district planning authority with any person having an interest in land situated in the area of the authority,
whereby the provisions of this Part of this Act relating to access agreements shall apply to the land.”
(3)In subsection (2) after the words “payments by” there shall be inserted the words “Scottish Natural Heritage or, as the case may be,”.
(4)In subsection (7) after the words “confer any right against him, and” there shall be inserted the words “Scottish Natural Heritage or, as the case may be,”.