2019 No. 92
Forestry

The Chief Forester (Qualifications) (Scotland) Regulations 2019

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 73(2) of the Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 20181 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation and commencement1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Chief Forester (Qualifications) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 and come into force on 1 April 2019.

Qualifications required to be chief forester2.

(1)

A person is qualified to be the chief forester if that person—

(a)

is a Chartered Forester or Chartered Arboriculturist, or

(b)

possesses one of the following qualifications in a forestry or arboriculture subject—

(i)

a bachelor of science degree (with honours),

(ii)

an integrated master’s degree,

(iii)

a master of science degree,

(iv)

a doctoral degree.

(2)

In paragraph (1)—

“Chartered Arboriculturist” means a member of the Institute of Chartered Foresters qualified as a chartered arboriculturist,

“Chartered Forester” means a member of the Institute of Chartered Foresters qualified as a chartered forester,

“degree” means a degree which is awarded by a university or other institution specified as competent to grant such a degree under section 76 of the Further and Higher Education Act 19922 or section 48 of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 19923,

“forestry or arboriculture subject” includes agroforestry, woodland ecology and woodland management.

FERGUS EWING
A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The chief forester is an officer appointed to assist and advise the Scottish Ministers in the carrying out of their functions under the Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018. These Regulations prescribe the qualifications a person must have to be appointed as the chief forester.