12(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 the 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”.