Countryside (Scotland) Act 1967

4 Powers of the Commission

The Commission shall have the following powers—

(a) where it appears to the Commission that it would assist them in the exercise of their functions, to establish, promote or assist in the establishment of committees or other appropriate bodies, to promote or assist in the promotion of conferences or meetings, to participate in such committees, bodies, conferences or meetings, and to defray in whole or in part the expenses of participants;

(b) where it appears to the Commission that the provision, development or improvement of recreational or tourist facilities or the conservation or enhancement of the natural beauty or amenity of any area of the countryside involves special problems or requires the application of special professional or technical skill, on being so requested by any local planning authority concerned, to place at the disposal of the authority the services of officers or servants of the Commission on such terms as may be agreed with the authority and are approved by the Secretary of State ;

(c) to carry out or commission the carrying out of such inquiries, investigations or researches, either on then-own account or jointly with other persons, as the Commission may deem necessary or expedient for the purposes of their functions;

(d) to engage in any activity which they may consider appropriate for the purpose of educating and informing persons in the proper use of, and behaviour in, the countryside;

(e) to provide or assist in the provision of publicity and information services relating to the countryside, to places of beauty or interest therein or to the functions of the Commission;

(f) to make such charges for any of their services as they think fit;

(g) to make to any public body recommendations as to the making of byelaws affecting the countryside or any area therein;

(h) to accept any gift or contribution made to them for the purposes of any of their functions, and, subject to the terms of the gift or contribution and to the provisions of this Act, to apply it for those purposes;

(i) for the purpose of providing themselves with office or other accommodation in connection with the exercise of any of their functions, to acquire land in manner provided by section 6(1)(a) below, to erect and maintain buildings or other structures thereon, and, when the land is no longer required for such purpose, to dispose of it in manner provided by the said section 6;

(j) to do all such things as are incidental to, or conducive to the attainment of the purposes of, any of their functions.