Section 65 Wardens.

Scotland

(1)

An authority to which this section applies may appoint such number of persons as may appear to the authority to be expedient to act as F1rangers as respects any land or waterway in relation to which byelaws made by the authority are in force under or by virtue of this Act, or in relation to which the authority have power to make such byelaws.

(2)

The purposes for which rangers may be appointed by an authority under this section as respects any land or waterway are—

(a)

to advise and assist the public as to any matter relating to the use of the land or waterway;

(b)

to secure compliance with any such byelaws as are described in the foregoing subsection; and

(c)

to perform such other duties in relation to the land or waterway as the authority may determine.

(3)

For the purpose of exercising any function conferred on him by or under this section a F2ranger appointed thereunder may enter upon any land, or go on any waterway,

F3(a)

comprised in an access agreement or order in force under Part II of this Act; or

(b)

in relation to which byelaws made under section 56A of this Act are in force; or

(c)

as respects which he is otherwise appointed to act as a ranger.

(4)

Any two or more authorities to which this section applies may agree to share the expenses of appointing rangers under subsection (1) above as respects any land or waterway on such terms as may be specified in the agreement.

(5)

This section applies to the following authorities—

(a)

the Secretary of State;

(b)

F4Scottish Natural Heritage;

F5(c)

F6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(d)

general and district planning authorities;

F7(e)

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F8(f)

water authorities F9. . .;

F10(g)

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F11h)(i)

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F12(6)

In this section “land” includes a long-distance route as defined in section 54(1A) of this Act.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word substituted by Countryside (Scotland) Act 1981 (c. 44, SIF 46:1), Sch. 1 para. 4(a)
F2: Word substituted by Countryside (Scotland) Act 1981 (c. 44, SIF 46:1), Sch. 1 para. 4(b)
F3: Words substituted by Countryside (Scotland) Act 1981 (c. 44, SIF 46:1), s. 12
F4: Words in s. 65(5) substituted (01.04.1992) by Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991 (c. 28, SIF 46:1), s. 14(3); S.I. 1991/2633, art. 4.
F5: S. 65(5)(c)(d) substituted by Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 43, SIF 81:2), s. 9 Sch. 2 Pt. I, Pt. II para. 24
F6: S. 65(5)(c) repealed (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1)(2), Sch. 13 para. 72(8)(a), Sch. 14; S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(c)(d), Sch. 2
F7: S. 65(5)(e) repealed (1.4.2019) by Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018 (asp 8), s. 85(2), sch. 2 (with s. 83); S.S.I. 2019/47, reg. 2 (with regs. 3-22)
F8: S. 65(5)(f) substituted by Water (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 45, SIF 130), Sch. 10 Pt. II
F9: Words in s. 65(5)(f) repealed (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1)(2), Sch. 13 para. 72(8)(b), Sch. 14; S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(c)(d), Sch. 2
F10: S. 65(5)(g) repealed (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1)(2), Sch. 13 para. 72(8)(c), Sch. 14; S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(c)(d), Sch. 2
F11: S. 65(5)(h)(i) repealed by Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29, SIF 44:1), s. 112(1)(3), Sch. 17 paras. 33, 35(1), Sch. 18
F12: S. 65(6) inserted by Countryside (Scotland) Act 1981 (c. 44, SIF 46:1), Sch. 1 para. 4(c)