Membership of advisory panels 5 advisory panels 11 Scottish Natural Heritage representation on (1) Section 4 of the 1996 Act (appointment of panels) is modified as follows. (2) For subsections (4) and (5) substitute— “(4) SNH may appoint a member of SNH or a member of SNH’s staff as a member of a panel under subsection (1).”. 10 deer management Code of practice on 1 deer management 12 Code of practice on (1) The 1996 Act is modified as follows. (2) In section 5A (code of practice on deer management), in subsection (1), after “management” insert “and the circumstances in which it may intervene in the management 15 or control of deer”. (3) In section 5B (review of compliance with code of practice on deer management)— (a) in subsection (1), for “must, before the expiry of the period mentioned in subsection (4),” substitute “may, at any time,”, (b) after subsection (1), insert— 20 “(1A) SNH must carry out a review under subsection (1)— (a) if required to do so by the Scottish Ministers, (b) within such period as it considers appropriate following a replacement code or revision (other than a minor revision) of the code coming into effect, and 25 (c) otherwise, not less than once in each review period.”, (ba) after subsection (1A) insert— “(1B) When carrying out a review under subsection (1), SNH must consult— (a) persons who have an interest in deer management, (b) persons with practical experience of deer management.”, 30 (bb) after subsection (1B) insert— “(1C) SNH must publish— (a) details of the consultation undertaken under subsection (1B), including any consultation documents or materials, (b) the results of that consultation, including any views expressed by the 35 persons mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1B).”, (c) for subsection (4), substitute— 16 Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill Part 4—Deer management “(4) For the purposes of subsection (1A), “review period” means each period of 10 years beginning with the date on which the Scottish Ministers most recently laid a report before the Scottish Parliament under subsection (3).”.