PART 10MISCELLANEOUS

Revocation and savings41.

(1)

The 1999 Regulations are revoked.

(2)

The 1999 Regulations continue to have effect as they did immediately before 16th May 2017 in relation to any relevant project in connection with which the Commissioners have before 16th May 2017—

(a)

granted consent under regulation 15 of the 1999 Regulations; or

(b)

received—

(i)

an application for an opinion under regulation 5(1) of the 1999 Regulations;

(ii)

a request for an opinion under regulation 9(1) of the 1999 Regulations; or

(iii)

an application for consent under regulation 10 of the 1999 Regulations.

(3)

In this regulation, “relevant project” and “consent” have the meanings given to them in regulation 2 of the 1999 Regulations.

F1(4)

Where paragraph (2) applies, the 1999 Regulations are to be read, where appropriate, as if references to “the Forestry Commissioners” or “the Commissioners” were references to “the Scottish Ministers”.

(5)

For the purpose of this regulation, “the Commissioners” means the Forestry Commissioners constituted under the Forestry Acts 1919 to 1945 and continued in existence by section 1 of the Forestry Act 1967.