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Islands (Scotland) Act 2018

2018 asp 12 · Enacted 6 July 2018 · Extends to Scotland

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An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision for a national islands plan; to impose duties in relation to island communities on certain public authorities; to make provision about the electoral representation of island communities; and to establish a licensing scheme in respect of marine development adjacent to islands.

The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 30th May 2018 and received Royal Assent on 6th July 2018

Contents

  1. Part 1: Key definitions
  2. 1Meaning of “island” and of “inhabited island”
  3. 2Meaning of “island community”
  4. Part 2: National Islands Plan
  5. Duty to prepare national islands plan
  6. 3National islands plan
  7. 4Preparation and scrutiny of plan
  8. Reporting on and review of plan
  9. 5Report on plan
  10. 6Review of plan
  11. Part 3: Duties in relation to island communities
  12. Duties of certain authorities in respect of policies, strategies and services
  13. 7Duty to have regard to island communities
  14. 8Island communities impact assessment
  15. 9Reviews of decisions relating to island communities impact assessments
  16. 10Compliance with section 7 duty
  17. Guidance and reporting
  18. 11Guidance about section 7 duty
  19. 12Reporting regarding section 7 duty
  20. Duties of the Scottish Ministers in respect of legislation and strategies
  21. 13Preparation of island communities impact assessment by Ministers
  22. 14Duty of the Scottish Ministers to have regard to request for retrospective island communities impact assessment
  23. 15Scheme for requests by local authorities for devolution of functions
  24. Duty of the Scottish Ministers to consult island communities
  25. 16Duty to consult island communities
  26. Shetland mapping requirement
  27. 17Shetland mapping requirement
  28. Part 4: Representation of Island Communities
  29. Elections to the Scottish Parliament
  30. 18Constituency of Na h-Eileanan an Iar
  31. Local government elections
  32. 19Number of councillors in wards with inhabited islands
  33. 20Review of wards in certain local government areas
  34. Part 5: Additional powers requests
  35. 21Additional powers requests
  36. Part 6: Development in the Scottish Island Marine Area Not yet in force
  37. Key definitions Not yet in force
  38. 22Meaning of “development activity” Not yet in force
  39. 23Meaning of “Scottish island marine area” Not yet in force
  40. Licensing of development activities Not yet in force
  41. 24Scottish island marine area licence Not yet in force
  42. 25Exception from requirement for licence Not yet in force
  43. 26Crown application Not yet in force
  44. Part 7: Delegation of functions relating to regional marine plans
  45. 27Delegation of functions relating to regional marine plans
  46. Part 8: Final Provisions
  47. Report on operation of Act
  48. 28Report on operation of Act
  49. Regulations
  50. 29Regulations
  51. 30Ancillary provision
  52. Commencement and short title
  53. 31Commencement
  54. 32Short title
  55. Schedule: Duties in relation to island communities: relevant authorities
  56. Scottish Administration
  57. 1Paragraph 1
  58. 2Paragraph 2
  59. 3Paragraph 3
  60. 4Paragraph 4
  61. Scottish public authorities with mixed functions or no reserved functions
  62. 5Paragraph 5
  63. 6Paragraph 6
  64. 7Paragraph 7
  65. 8Paragraph 8
  66. 9Paragraph 9
  67. 9AParagraph 9A
  68. 10Paragraph 10
  69. 11Paragraph 11
  70. 12Paragraph 12
  71. 13Paragraph 13
  72. 14Paragraph 14
  73. 15Paragraph 15
  74. 16Paragraph 16
  75. 17Paragraph 17
  76. 18Paragraph 18
  77. 19Paragraph 19
  78. 19AParagraph 19A
  79. 20Paragraph 20
  80. 21Paragraph 21
  81. 22Paragraph 22
  82. 23Paragraph 23
  83. 24Paragraph 24
  84. 25Paragraph 25
  85. 26Paragraph 26
  86. 27Paragraph 27
  87. 28Paragraph 28
  88. 29Paragraph 29
  89. 30Paragraph 30
  90. 31Paragraph 31 Repealed
  91. 32Paragraph 32
  92. 33Paragraph 33
  93. 34Paragraph 34
  94. 35Paragraph 35
  95. 36Paragraph 36
  96. 37Paragraph 37
  97. 38Paragraph 38
  98. Health Boards (including Special Health Boards)
  99. 38Paragraph 38
  100. 39Paragraph 39
  101. 40Paragraph 40
  102. 41Paragraph 41
  103. 42Paragraph 42
  104. 43Paragraph 43
  105. 44Paragraph 44 Repealed
  106. 45Paragraph 45
  107. 46Paragraph 46
  108. 47Paragraph 47
  109. 48Paragraph 48
  110. 49Paragraph 49 Repealed
  111. 50Paragraph 50
  112. 51Paragraph 51
  113. 52Paragraph 52
  114. 53Paragraph 53
  115. 54Paragraph 54
  116. 55Paragraph 55
  117. 56Paragraph 56
  118. 57Paragraph 57
  119. 57AParagraph 57A
  120. 58Paragraph 58
  121. 59Paragraph 59
  122. Integration Joint Boards
  123. 60Paragraph 60
  124. Local Government
  125. 61Paragraph 61
  126. 62Paragraph 62
  127. 63Paragraph 63
  128. 64Paragraph 64
  129. 65Paragraph 65
  130. 66Paragraph 66
  131. Regional Colleges
  132. 67Paragraph 67
  133. 68Paragraph 68
  134. Regional Transport Partnerships
  135. 69Paragraph 69
  136. 70Paragraph 70
  137. 71Paragraph 71