# Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004, Section 24: Amendment or revocation of nature conservation orders


(1) The Scottish Ministers may by order amend or revoke a nature conservation order (and an order under this subsection is, in this Act, referred to as an amending order or, as the case may be, a revoking order).
(2) An amending order may—
(a) add to the prohibited operations specified in a nature conservation order, modify the description of any prohibited operation so specified or remove any prohibited operation so specified from the order,
(b) amend any circumstances specified in a nature conservation order in relation to an operation by virtue of section 23(1)(b),
(c) extend or restrict the area of land to which a nature conservation order relates.
(3) An amending order has effect on being made.
(4) A nature conservation order which is amended by an amending order has effect, for so long as the amending order has effect, as amended.
(5) A revoking order may revoke a nature conservation order in relation to part only of the land to which the nature conservation order relates.
(6) A revoking order has effect on being made.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2004/6/section/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/nature-conservation-scotland-act-2004/section-24
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