PART 1HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT SCOTLAND

Corporate planning

I19Corporate plan

1

Historic Environment Scotland must, before the beginning of each planning period, prepare a corporate plan and submit it for approval to the Scottish Ministers.

2

The corporate plan must set out—

a

Historic Environment Scotland's main objectives for the planning period,

b

the outcomes by reference to which the achievement of the main objectives may be measured, and

c

the activities which Historic Environment Scotland expects to undertake during the planning period.

3

The Scottish Ministers may approve the corporate plan subject to such modifications as may be agreed between them and Historic Environment Scotland.

4

If the Scottish Ministers approve a corporate plan, Historic Environment Scotland must—

a

publish the plan as it considers appropriate, and

b

lay a copy of the plan before the Scottish Parliament.

5

During the planning period to which a corporate plan relates, Historic Environment Scotland may review the plan and submit a revised corporate plan to the Scottish Ministers for approval.

6

Subsections (2) to (4) apply to a revised corporate plan as they apply to a corporate plan.

7

In this section “planning period” means—

a

a first period specified by the Scottish Ministers by order, and

b

each subsequent period of 3 years.

8

The Scottish Ministers may by order substitute for the period for the time being specified in subsection (7)(b) such other period as they consider appropriate.