Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 (asp 12)

Part 3 Duties in relation to island communities

Duties of certain authorities in respect of policies, strategies and services

7 Duty to have regard to island communities

(1) A relevant authority must have regard to island communities in carrying out its functions.

(2) In this Part, a “relevant authority” means a body, office-holder or other person listed in the schedule.

(3) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations amend the schedule by—

(a) adding an entry for any person, body or office-holder,

(b) varying the description of an entry, or

(c) removing an entry.