Article 4 Forestry land etc.

(1)

There are hereby transferred to and vested in the Scottish Ministers–

(a)

all rights and interests belonging to a Minister of the Crown in any land in Scotland (other than excepted property) which was acquired by a Minister of the Crown under section 39 of the Forestry Act 1967 or that section as extended by section 40 of that Act;

(b)

all rights and interests belonging to a Minister of the Crown in any other land or corporeal moveable property (other than excepted property) which is used, immediately before the coming into force of this Order, wholly or mainly for or in connection with the exercise as regards Scotland of the functions of the Forestry Commissioners; and

(c)

any other rights and interests belonging to a Minister of the Crown, and any liabilities to which a Minister of the Crown is subject, immediately before the coming into force of this Order, so far as those rights or interests or liabilities relate to any rights or interests transferred by paragraph (1)(a) or (b) or to the exercise as regards Scotland of the functions of the Forestry Commissioners.

(2)

The following premises and their contents are excepted property for the purposes of this Order–

(a)

Forestry Commission Head Office, 231 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh;

(b)

Forest Research Surveys Office, Perth Aerodrome, Scone, Perthshire;

(c)

Forest Research Northern Research Station, Bush Estate, Roslin, Midlothian;

(d)

Forest Research Office, Newton Nursery, Elgin, Morayshire;

(e)

Forest Research Office, Mabie, Troqueer, Dumfries; and

(f)

Forest Research Office, Ae Village, Dumfries.