PART 3

Other amendments to secondary legislation

Amendment to the Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018 (Commencement, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2019
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1
The Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018 (Commencement, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2019 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 Act ”,
b
in paragraph (3), for “schedule 4(b) of the 1967 Act” substitute “schedule 4 of the 1967 Act ”.
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 Act ”,
b
in paragraph (3), for “schedule 5(d) of the 1967 Act” substitute “schedule 5 of the 1967 Act ”.

Amendment to the Felling (Scotland) Regulations 2019
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1
The Felling (Scotland) Regulations 2019 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.
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S.S.I. 2019/47.
Section 39 was amended by S.I. 1999/1747 and S.I. 2013/755. Section 39(5) was repealed subject to savings specified in section 14(3) of the Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995, (c.7), schedule 5, paragraph 1.
Paragraph 2 of schedule 4 was amended by S.I. 1999/1747.
Section 40 was amended by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39), schedule 13, paragraph 69, the Postal Services Act 2011 (c.5), schedule 12(3), paragraph 86, S.I. 1999/1747, S.I. 2001/1149, and S.I. 2013/755.
Schedule 5 was amended by the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 9), section 110 and S.I. 1999/1747.
S.S.I. 2019/49.