Cross-border arrangements: Forestry Commissioners
4.—(1) The Forestry Commissioners may, for the purposes of carrying out the functions specified in paragraph (2), enter into arrangements with the Scottish Ministers for those functions to be exercised by the Scottish Ministers on behalf of the Forestry Commissioners.
(2) The functions are—
(a)the Forestry Commissioners’ functions under the Forestry Act 1967,
(b)the Forestry Commissioners’ functions under the Forestry Act 1979(1),
(c)the Forestry Commissioners’ functions exercisable by or under any order made under the 1967 Act,
(d)the Forestry Commissioners’ functions under the 2002 Regulations, and
(e)the Forestry Commissioners’ functions under the 2015 Regulations.
(3) An arrangement entered into by virtue of paragraph (1) does not affect the Forestry Commissioners’ responsibility for the exercise of their functions specified in paragraph (2).
(4) The functions in paragraph (2) do not include functions of making, confirming or approving subordinate legislation.