Access to open country
7(1)The Countryside (Scotland) Act 1967 (c. 86) is amended as follows.
(2)In section 12 (consultation on access requirements)—
(a)in subsection (1), after “authorities” insert “, with National Park authorities”,
(b)in subsection (2), after “Heritage” insert “, the National Park authority”.
(3)In section 13 (access agreements)—
(a)in subsection (1), after paragraph (b), insert—
“(c)by a National Park authority with any person having an interest in land situated in the National Park,”,
(b)in subsections (2) and (7), after “Heritage” insert “, the National Park authority”.
(4)In section 14 (access orders)—
(a)in subsection (1), after paragraph (b), insert—
“(c)by the National Park authority for a National Park, as regards any land in the National Park,”,
(b)in subsection (8), after “by” in the first place where it appears insert “a National Park authority or”.
(5)In section 16 (effect of access agreement or order)—
(a)in subsection (6), after “Heritage” in the first place where it appears insert “or a National Park authority”,
(b)in that subsection, after “Heritage” in the second place where it appears insert “or, as the case may be, the National Park authority”,
(c)in subsection (8), after “Heritage” insert “, the National Park authority”.
(6)In section 17 (provisions for securing safe and sufficient access)—
(a)in subsection (4), after “Heritage” in the first place where it appears insert “, a National Park authority”,
(b)in that subsection, after “Heritage” in the second place where it appears insert “, the National Park authority”,
(c)in subsection (5), after “Heritage” in the first and second places where it appears insert “, the National Park authority”.
(7)In section 18 (power to enforce access)—
(a)in subsection (1)(a), after “Heritage” insert “or a National Park authority”,
(b)in subsection (2), after “Heritage” insert “, the National Park authority”.
(8)In section 20 (compensation for access orders), in subsection (1)(a), after “Heritage” insert “or a National Park authority”.
(9)In section 24 (acquisition of land for public access)—
(a)in subsection (1), after “Scotland” insert “, to the National Park authority for any National Park, as respects any land in the National Park”,
(b)in paragraph (b) of that subsection, after “Heritage” insert “, the National Park authority”,
(c)in subsection (2), after “Heritage” insert “, a National Park authority”,
(d)in subsection (3), after “Heritage” in the first place where it appears insert “, a National Park authority”.
(10)In section 26 (maps of land subject to public access)—
(a)in subsection (3), after “situated” insert “and to the National Park authority for any National Park in which that land is situated”,
(b)after that subsection insert—
“(4)A National Park authority shall, within 14 days of—
(a)an access agreement having been made by it; or
(b)an access order made by it having been confirmed,
send to Scottish Natural Heritage and to the planning authority in whose area the land to which the agreement or order applies is situated a copy of such agreement or order.”
(11)In section 27 (provisions as to danger areas)—
(a)in subsection (4), after “Heritage” in the first place where it appears insert “, a National Park authority”,
(b)in subsection (5), after “Heritage” insert “, a National Park authority”.
(12)In section 28 (boundary notices), after “Heritage” insert “, a National Park authority”.
(13)In section 29 (power of local planning authority to contribute to work carried out by others), after “Heritage” insert “, a National Park authority”.
(14)In Schedule 2 (general restrictions on access to land), in paragraph (e), after “Heritage” insert “, the National Park authority”.
(15)In Schedule 4 (consideration in respect of the making of access agreements), in paragraph (2)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (a), after “Heritage” insert “or the National Park authority”,
(b)after “Heritage” in the second place where it appears insert “, the National Park authority”.