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15.—(1) The Scottish Ministers have the following functions in relation to the Directive—
(a)enforcing the requirements of—
(i)regulation 7, and
(ii)regulation 8, except paragraph (4)(c); and
(b)monitoring the implementation and use of the infrastructure for spatial information and making the findings available to the public.
(2) The Scottish Ministers must issue guidance to Scottish public authorities and third parties which are responsible for spatial data sets or spatial data services regarding their implementation of the Directive.
(3) Guidance issued under paragraph (2) must include provision relating to the internal complaints procedure which authorities and third parties are required to establish under regulation 14.
(4) In performing their functions under these Regulations, Scottish public authorities and third parties must have regard to guidance issued under paragraph (2).
(5) Scottish public authorities and third parties must provide such information to the Scottish Ministers as they may require in order to perform the functions described or referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2).
(6) In this regulation, “infrastructure for spatial information” means metadata, spatial data sets and spatial data services; network services and technologies; agreements on sharing, access and use; and coordination and monitoring mechanisms, processes and procedures, established, operated or made available in accordance with the Directive.
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