Changes to safe access zones
8Reduction of safe access zones
(1)
The Scottish Ministers may reduce the distance between the boundary of the protected site and the boundary of the safe access zone for one or more protected premises if they consider it appropriate to do so.
(2)
Before reducing a safe access zone under subsection (1), the Scottish Ministers must consult—
(a)
either—
(i)
the operator of the protected premises, or
(ii)
such persons as they consider representative of the interests of operators, and
(b)
such other persons as they consider appropriate.
(3)
Where the Scottish Ministers reduce a safe access zone under subsection (1), they must update the list maintained under section 2(3)(b).
(4)
Where the Scottish Ministers update the list in accordance with subsection (3), the day specified for the purposes of section 2(4)(e) as the day on which the reduced safe access zone takes effect must be no earlier than the day on which the list is updated.