SCHEDULE 2 General powers of National Park authorities

12 Access to meetings and documents

1

Part IIIA (access to meetings and documents of local authorities) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c.65) has effect as if a National Park authority were a local authority for the purposes of that Part.

2

In the application of that Part to a National Park authority—

a

in section 50E(1)(b) (application of sections 50A to 50D to committees etc.), for “an enactment specified in section 56(9) below” there is substituted “ section 17(5) of the National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 10) ”,

b

in section 50F(1)(b) (additional rights of access for members of authorities), for “statutory committee appointed by the authority” there is substituted “ committee appointed under section 17(5) of the National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 10) ”,

c

in section 50G(1) (publication of information), the references to the address of a member and the electoral division or ward which the member represents are omitted,

d

section 50K(2) is omitted.

3

A National Park authority must appoint a member of its staff as its proper officer for the purposes of Part IIIA of that Act.