http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/6/section/4Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2026enStatute Law Database2026-04-28Expert Participation2026-03-13 Part 2 4 1 The National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000 is modified as follows. 2 After section 1 (the National Park aims), insert— 1A 1 The Scottish Ministers must, for each reporting period, prepare and publish a National Parks policy statement. 2 The policy statement must in particular set out— a the Scottish Ministers’— i policy direction in relation to National Parks, ii vision for National Parks, and iii proposed outcomes resulting from the policy direction and vision, b how new and existing duties on public bodies in relation to National Parks are expected to operate. 3 In this section, the “reporting period” is the period of 10 years beginning with the day on which section 3 of the Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2026 comes into force and each subsequent period of 10 years. . S. 4 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 59(2)