(1)Subject to subsection (2) below and to section 19 of this Act, [F1a local authority] shall ensure that there is adequate provision of facilities for the inhabitants of their area for recreational, sporting, cultural and social activities.
(2)Without prejudice to section 63 of the Countryside (Scotland) Act 1967 (which empowers water authorities to provide recreational facilities), in relation to the provision of facilities for the recreational or sporting use of—
(a)a reservoir (within the meaning of the M1Reservoirs Act 1975); or
(b)an inland waterway (within the meaning of the said Act of 1967) or any part of such waterway,
which is managed and operated by [F2Scottish Water], no duty is imposed by subsection (1) above and no power conferred by sections 15 to 18 of this Act.
F3(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 14(1) substituted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 128(3)(a); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(c)
F2Words in s. 14(2) substituted (1.4.2002) by 2002 asp 3, s. 71, Sch. 7 para. 12(a); S.S.I. 2002/118, art. 2(3)
F3S. 14(3) repealed (1.4.2002) by 2002 asp 3, art. 71, Sch. 7 para. 12(b); S.S.I. 2002/118, art. 2(3)
Marginal Citations