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Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018

2018 asp 8 · Enacted 1 May 2018 · Extends to Scotland

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s. 54(3)words substitutedNatural Environment (Scotland) Act 2026 s. 52(5)(b)
sch. 3words insertedNatural Environment (Scotland) Act 2026 s. 52(7)

An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about Scottish Ministers' functions in relation to forestry; to make provision about Scottish Ministers' functions in relation to the management of forested land and other land; and for connected purposes.

The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 20th March 2018 and received Royal Assent on 1st May 2018

Contents

  1. Part 1: Overview of Act
  2. 1Overview of Act
  3. Part 2: Forestry functions
  4. Chapter 1: General forestry functions
  5. Duty to promote sustainable forest management
  6. 2Duty to promote sustainable forest management
  7. Forestry strategy
  8. 3Duty to prepare forestry strategy
  9. 4Preparation and revision of forestry strategy
  10. 5Publication of forestry strategy
  11. 6Duty to have regard to forestry strategy
  12. 7Report on forestry strategy
  13. Duty to make arrangements for research
  14. 8Duty to make arrangements for research in relation to the promotion of sustainable forest management
  15. Power to make further provision in relation to sustainable forest management
  16. 8ASustainable forest management: further provision
  17. Chapter 2: Tree health and silvicultural material testing functions
  18. 9Transfer of Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 functions
  19. 10Transfer of Plant Health Act 1967 functions
  20. Part 3: Management of land by Scottish Ministers
  21. Management of forested land
  22. 11Management of forested land
  23. 12Meaning of “forested land”
  24. 13Meaning of “national forest estate”
  25. Forestry information
  26. 14Duty to publish information on forestry
  27. Management of land to further sustainable development
  28. 15Management of land to further sustainable development
  29. Duty to publish map of land managed by Scottish Ministers
  30. 16Duty to publish map of land managed by Scottish Ministers
  31. Power to enter into arrangements
  32. 17Power to enter into arrangements
  33. Acquisition and disposal of land
  34. 18Power to acquire land by agreement
  35. 19Compulsory purchase of land
  36. 20Power to dispose of land
  37. Part 4: Felling
  38. Chapter 1: Overview and key terms
  39. 21Overview of Part 4
  40. 22Key terms in Part 4
  41. Chapter 2: Offence of unauthorised felling
  42. 23Offence of unauthorised felling
  43. 24Unauthorised felling: exemptions
  44. Chapter 3: Felling permission
  45. 25Applications for felling permission
  46. 26False or misleading information in applications: offence
  47. 27Decisions on applications
  48. 28Continuing conditions on felling permission: offence
  49. 29Variation of felling permission
  50. 30Suspension of felling permission
  51. 31Revocation of felling permission
  52. 32Compensation for refusal of felling permission
  53. 33Felling of trees subject to tree preservation orders
  54. Chapter 4: Felling directions
  55. 34Felling directions
  56. 35Felling directions: offence
  57. Chapter 5: Restocking directions
  58. 36Restocking directions
  59. 37Restocking directions: offence
  60. Chapter 6: Continuing conditions on felling permission, felling directions and restocking directions: notices to comply
  61. 38Registration of notices to comply
  62. 39Registered notices to comply: offence
  63. Chapter 7: Registration of notices under Chapters 6 and 8
  64. 40Registration of notices of variation
  65. 41Registration of notices of discharge from compliance
  66. 42Meaning of “register”
  67. 43Descriptions of land
  68. 44Receipt of notices by Keeper
  69. Chapter 8: Compliance
  70. Temporary stop notices
  71. 45Temporary stop notices
  72. 46Temporary stop notices: offence
  73. 47Temporary stop notices: compensation
  74. Requests for information
  75. 48Requests for information
  76. 49Requests for information: offence
  77. Site visits
  78. 50Site visits with consent of owner or occupier
  79. Powers of entry
  80. 51Power of entry: unauthorised felling
  81. 52Power of entry: decision to give felling directions or restocking directions
  82. 53Power of entry: failure to comply
  83. Remedial notices
  84. 54Remedial notices
  85. 55Remedial notices: offence
  86. 56Registration of remedial notices
  87. 57Registered remedial notices: offence
  88. Giving documents to owner or occupier
  89. 58Giving documents to owner or occupier
  90. Step-in power
  91. 59Step-in power
  92. Powers of entry and step-in power: application to court
  93. 60Powers of entry and step-in power: application to court
  94. Powers of entry and step-in power: offences
  95. 61Powers of entry and step-in power: offences
  96. Powers of entry and step-in power: further provision
  97. 62Powers of entry and step-in power: further provision
  98. Step-in power: recovery of expenses
  99. 63Step-in power: recovery of expenses
  100. 64Registration of notices of liability for expenses
  101. 65Recovery of expenses from new owner of land
  102. 66Registration of notices of discharge of liability for expenses
  103. Time limit for prosecution
  104. 67Time limit for prosecution
  105. Chapter 9: Appeals
  106. 68Appeals against decisions by Scottish Ministers
  107. Part 5: General powers
  108. 69Information, research and education etc.
  109. 70Power to form companies etc.
  110. 71Financial assistance
  111. 72Charging
  112. 73Chief forester
  113. 74Arrangements for carrying out forestry and land management functions
  114. 75Report on operation of administrative arrangements
  115. Part 6: General and final provisions
  116. 76Regulations
  117. 77Ancillary provision
  118. 78Interpretation
  119. 79Modifications of enactments and repeals
  120. 80Saving of existing forestry dedication agreements
  121. 81Forestry Commissioners' functions no longer exercisable in Scotland
  122. 82Index of defined expressions
  123. 83Crown application: general
  124. 84Crown application: powers of entry
  125. 85Commencement
  126. 86Short title
  127. Schedule 1: MODIFICATIONS OF ENACTMENTS
  128. Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947
  129. 1Paragraph 1
  130. Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997
  131. 2Paragraph 2
  132. Schedule 2REPEALS
  133. Schedule 3INDEX OF DEFINED EXPRESSIONS