Designation of auction sitesI16

1

Any person may apply to the Scottish Ministers to have a site designated as a designated auction site.

2

Such an application shall be made in writing, shall be made in such form and manner and shall contain such information and undertakings and shall be delivered to such address as the Scottish Ministers may specify in a notice or from time to time require.

3

The Scottish Ministers, having considered the relevant application and any information provided may–

a

designate a site as a designated auction site;

b

determine conditions to which the designation of the site shall be subject; and

c

require the applicant to provide such undertakings as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate to the application.

4

The Scottish Ministers shall in writing–

a

notify applicants of the results of their applications; and

b

notify applicants whose applications for designation of sites have been approved of any conditions they have determined or undertakings required under paragraph (3).

5

The Scottish Ministers shall publish the fact that a site has been designated as a designated auction site in such manner as they see fit.

6

Where there is a failure to comply with any–

a

condition to which the designation of a particular site is subject; or

b

undertaking provided,

the person who applied to have the site designated as a designated auction site is guilty of an offence.

7

Any person who knowingly or recklessly makes a statement which is false in a material particular in an application under this regulation is guilty of an offence.