9.—(1) The Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997(1) is amended as follows.
(2) In section 162 (tree preservation: Forestry Commissioners)—
(a)omit subsection (1)(a),
(b)for subsection (2) substitute–
“(2) A relevant plan is—
(a)a plan of operations or other working plan approved by the Forestry Commissioners under—
(i)a forestry dedication agreement within the meaning of section 5 of the Forestry Act 1967, or
(ii)conditions of a grant or loan made under section 1 of the Forestry Act 1979,
(b)a plan approved by the Scottish Ministers under conditions of financial assistance provided under section 71 of the Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018, provided that the plan relates to the promotion of sustainable forest management, or
(c)any other plan approved by the Scottish Ministers relating to sustainable forest management.”,
(c)in subsection (3) after “the Forestry Act 1979” insert “or the Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018”.
(3) In section 166 (compensation in respect of requirement as to replanting of trees)—
(a)in subsection (1)(b) for “Forestry Commissioners decide not to make any grant or loan under section 1 of the Forestry Act 1979” substitute “Scottish Ministers decide not to provide financial assistance under section 71 of the Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018”,
(b)in subsection (3) for “Forestry Commissioners” substitute “Scottish Ministers”, and
(c)in subsection (3)(a) for “make such a grant or loan” substitute “provide such financial assistance”.