SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3 Access to Open Country

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1

Section 24 shall be amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1)—

a

after the words “Where it appears” there shall be inserted the words “ to Scottish Natural Heritage as respects any land in Scotland or ”;

b

in paragraph (b) for the words “the local planning authority” there shall be substituted t he words “ Scottish Natural Heritage or, as the case may be, the general or district planning authority ”; and

c

before the words “the authority” in both places where they occur there shall be inserted the words “ Scottish Natural Heritage or, as the case may be, ”.

3

In subsection (2)—

a

for the words “A local planning authority” there shall be substituted the words “ Scottish Natural Heritage or, as the case may be, a general or district planning authority ”;

b

before the word “them” in each place where it occurs there shall be inserted the words “ it or ”; and

c

before the word “they” there shall be inserted the words “ it or ”.

4

In subsection (3)—

a

for the words “a local planning authority” there shall be substituted the words “ Scottish Natural Heritage or, as the case may be, a general or district planning authority ”;

b

before the word “them” there shall be inserted the words “ it or ”; and

c

before the words “the authority” in each place where they occur there shall be inserted the words “ Scottish Natural Heritage or ”.