Islands (Scotland) Bill [AS INTRODUCED] CONTENTS Section P ART 1 K EY DEFINITIONS 1 Meaning of “island” and of “inhabited island” 2 Meaning of “island community” P ART 2 N ATIONAL I SLANDS P LAN Duty to prepare national islands plan 3 National islands plan 4 Preparation and scrutiny of plan Reporting on and review of plan 5 Report on plan 6 Review of plan P ART 3 D UTIES IN RELATION TO ISLAND COMMUNITIES Duty of certain authorities in respect of policies and services 7 Duty to have regard to island communities 8 Island communities impact assessment 9 Compliance with section 7 duty Guidance and reporting 10 Guidance about section 7 duty 11 Reporting regarding section 7 duty Duty of the Scottish Ministers in respect of legislation 12 Preparation of island communities impact assessment by Ministers P ART 4 R EPRESENTATION OF ISLAND COMMUNITIES Elections to the Scottish Parliament 13 Constituency of Na h-Eileanan an Iar SP Bill 15 Session 5 (2017) ii Islands (Scotland) Bill Local government elections 14 Number of councillors in wards with inhabited islands 15 Review of wards in certain local government areas P ART 5 D EVELOPMENT IN THE S COTTISH ISLAND MARINE AREA Key definitions 16 Meaning of “development activity” 17 Meaning of “Scottish island marine area” Licensing of development activities 18 Scottish island marine area licence 19 Exception...