(1)The local authority for the purposes of the [1967 c. 86.] Countryside (Scotland) Act 1967 shall be a regional, islands or district council, and the planning authority for the purposes of that Act shall be a general, regional or district planning authority.
(2)(a)Regional planning authorities shall have a duty, in consultation with district planning authorities within their district, and
(b)regional councils shall have a duty, in consultation with district councils within their region,
to ensure that there is an adequate provision of facilities for the inhabitants of their region under the said Act of 1967.