PART 3Other amendments to secondary legislation

Amendment to the Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018 (Commencement, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 201911.

(1)

The Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018 (Commencement, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 201912 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 19 (saving: acquisition of land by agreement commenced before appointed day)—

(a)

in paragraph (2)(a), for “section 39(a) of the 1967 Act” substitute “section 39 of the 1967 Act13”,

(b)

in paragraph (3), for “schedule 4(b) of the 1967 Act” substitute “schedule 4 of the 1967 Act14”.

(3)

In regulation 20 (saving: compulsory purchase proceedings commenced before the appointed day)—

(a)

in paragraph (2)(a), for “sections 39 and 40(c) of the 1967 Act” substitute “sections 39 and 40 of the 1967 Act15”,

(b)

in paragraph (3), for “schedule 5(d) of the 1967 Act” substitute “schedule 5 of the 1967 Act16”.

Amendment to the Felling (Scotland) Regulations 201912.

(1)

The Felling (Scotland) Regulations 201917 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 4 (felling applications: additional information and powers of entry)—

(a)

for paragraphs 1(b) and (c) substitute—

“(b)

consult such persons and make such other inquiries as they may consider necessary or relevant for the purposes of making a decision on an application for felling permission.”,

(b)

for paragraphs 2(b) and (c) substitute—

“(b)

take onto the felling area such other persons or such equipment as they consider necessary for the purposes of making a decision on an application for felling permission.”.