Listing of buildings of special architectural or historic interest
13.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), anything done (or having effect as if done) by the Scottish Ministers for the purposes of or in connection with the function of compiling or approving a list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest conferred on Historic Environment Scotland by virtue of section 16 of, and Part 1 of schedule 3 to, the Act has effect as if done by Historic Environment Scotland in so far as that is required for continuing its effect on and after 1st October 2015.
(2) For the purposes of section 1A(2) of the Listed Buildings Act and, to the extent applicable, the purposes of section 5B of the Listed Buildings Act—
(a)the inclusion of a building in the List;
(b)the amendment of an entry relating to building in the List; or
(c)the exclusion of a building from the List,
by the Scottish Ministers (or having effect as if by the Scottish Ministers) before 1st October 2015 is not to be treated as having effect as if done by Historic Environment Scotland.