Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004

22 SSSI register

(1) The Keeper of the Registers of Scotland (“the Keeper”) must keep a register containing—

(a) such information relating to SSSI notifications as may be required by regulations under subsection (3), and

(b) such information relating to—

(i) notifications given under section 5(1), 6(5), 7(3), 8(1) or 9(1),

(ii) notices given under paragraph 10 or 15 of schedule 1,

as may be so required.

(2) The Keeper must ensure that the register is, at all reasonable times, available for public inspection.

(3) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision—

(a) as to the form and manner in which the register is to be kept,

(b) as to the information which the register is to contain,

(c) as to amendment of the register,

(d) requiring SNH to send to the Keeper for registration in the register, in such form and manner as the regulations may specify, copies of the notifications and notices specified in subsection (1)(a) and (b) and such other documents and information as the regulations may specify,

(e) as to the provision, on payment of such fee (if any) as may be so specified, of reports in relation to the register and copies and extracts of information in the register and as to the evidential value of such copies and extracts.