Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill [AS AMENDED AT STAGE 2] CONTENTS Section RT 1 P A T ARGETS FOR IMPROVING BIODIVERSITY 1 Targets for improving biodiversity 1A Reports on compliance with biodiversity duty 1B Environmental protection requirement RT 3 P A N ATIONAL PARKS Modification of aims and purposes of National Parks 5 Aims of National Parks Policy statement on National Parks 5A Policy statement on National Parks 6 Definition of biodiversity Duties in respect of National Parks 7 Duty to facilitate implementation of National Park Plans National Park authorities as local authorities for access rights 8 Meaning of local authority for the purpose of access rights Enforcement of National Park byelaws to make regulations for the issuing of fixed penalty notices 9 Power P ART 4 D EER MANAGEMENT Aims and purposes of deer management and purposes of deer management 10 Aims Membership of advisory panels 11 Scottish Natural Heritage representation on advisory panels SP Bill 59A Session 6 (2025) ii Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill Code of practice on deer management 12 Code of practice on deer management Deer management plans, control agreements and control schemes 13 Grounds for intervention 14 Deer management plans 15 Control agreements 16 Control schemes 17 Recovery of costs and expenses 18 Limitation of criminal liability Preventing or stopping damage by deer 19 Measures to prevent damage by deer 20 Action to prevent or stop harm to persons SNH investigatory powers 21 Power to enter on land 22 Power to require information and documents 23 Giving notices electronically Authorisations for particular activities 24 Authorisation for taking or killing deer during close seasons 25 Authorisation for taking or killing deer at night 26 Authorisation for use of vehicles to drive deer 27 Offence of shooting deer with a shotgun 28 Register of authorised persons 29 Repeal of obligation to carry out competence review 30 Requirement to be fit and competent for certain authorisations 31 Repeal of saving of right to take deer on land 31A Right of occupier or grazings committee to prevent damage by deer Stray farmed deer 32 Liability for taking or killing stray farmed deer Licensing of dealing in venison 33 Removal of requirements related to licensing to deal in venison of modifications to the Deer (Scotland) Act 1996 33A Review P ART 4A B UILDING REGULATIONS : INTEGRAL SWIFT NEST BOX 33B Building regulations: integral swift nest box P ART 4B M...