# Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2026, Section 6: Choice of reporter for National Park proposals

Extent: S

(1) Section 3 of the National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000 (reports on National Park proposals) is modified as follows.
(2) For subsection (1), substitute—
“(1) The Scottish Ministers may appoint a person or body appearing to them to have expertise relevant to the National Park aims (the “reporter”) to consider and report on a National Park proposal.
(1A) In an appointment under subsection (1), the Scottish Ministers may require the reporter to report to them—
(a) by such date as may be specified in the appointment, and
(b) on such matters set out in subsection (2) as may be specified in the appointment.”.
(3) In subsection (2)(e), for “the requirement may specify” substitute “may be specified in the appointment”.
(4) In subsection (3)—
(a) for “impose a requirement” substitute “make an appointment”,
(b) for “person who is to provide the report (the “reporter”)” substitute “reporter”.
(5) For subsection (4), substitute—
“(4) The Scottish Ministers may appoint more than one reporter under subsection (1), and if so—
(a) may impose different requirements on different reporters,
(b) may modify the application of subsection (5) in relation to any reporter, but
(c) must require the reporters to provide their reports in a single document.”.
(6) In subsection (5)—
(a) in paragraph (a), for “requirement” substitute “appointment”,
(b) in paragraph (b), for “requirement” substitute “appointment”.
(7) In subsection (7), for “requirement” substitute “appointment”.
(8) In subsection (9)(a), for “requirement” substitute “appointment”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/6/section/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/natural-environment-scotland-act-2026/section-6
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