Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Bill [AS INTRODUCED] CONTENTS Section P ART 1 O VERVIEW OF A CT 1 Overview of Act P ART 2 F ORESTRY FUNCTIONS C HAPTER 1 G ENERAL FORESTRY FUNCTIONS Duty to promote sustainable forest management 2 Duty to promote sustainable forest management Forestry strategy 3 Duty to prepare forestry strategy 4 Preparation of forestry strategy 5 Publication of forestry strategy 6 Duty to have regard to forestry strategy C HAPTER 2 T REE HEALTH AND SILVICULTURAL MATERIAL TESTING FUNCTIONS 7 Transfer of Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 functions 8 Transfer of Plant Health Act 1967 functions P ART 3 M ANAGEMENT OF LAND BY S COTTISH M INISTERS Management of forestry land 9 Management of forestry land 10 Meaning of “forestry land” 11 Meaning of “national forest estate” 12 Duty to publish description of forestry land Management of land to further sustainable development 13 Management of land to further sustainable development SP Bill 11 Session 5 (2017) ii Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Bill Power to enter into arrangements 14 Power to enter into arrangements Acquisition and disposal of land 15 Power to acquire land by agreement 16 Compulsory purchase of land 17 Power to dispose of land Delegation to community bodies 18 Delegation of functions under section 9 or 13 to community bodies 19 Meaning of “community body” 20 Exercise of delegated function by community bodies P ART 4 F ELLING C HAPTER 1 O VERVIEW AND KEY TERMS 21 Overview of Part 4 22 Key terms in Part 4 C HAPTER 2 O FFENCE OF UNAUTHORISED FELLING 23 Offence of unauthorised felling 24 Unauthorised felling: exemptions C HAPTER 3 F ELLING PERMISSION 25 Applications for felling permission 26 False or misleading information in applications: offence 27 Decisions on applications 28 Continuing conditions on felling permission: offence 29 Compensation for refusal of felling permission 30 Felling of trees subject to tree preservation orders C HAPTER 4 F ELLING DIRECTIONS 31 Felling directions 32 Felling directions: offence C HAPTER 5 R ESTOCKING DIRECTIONS 33 Restocking directions 34 Restocking directions: offence Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Bill iii C HAPTER 6 C ONTINUING CONDITIONS ON FELLING PERMISSION , FELLING DIRECTIONS AND RESTOCKING DIRECTIONS : NOTICES TO COMPLY 35 Registration of notices to comply 36 Registered notices to comply: offence 37 Registration of notices of variation 38 Registration of notices of discharge from compliance 39 Meaning of “register” in Chapters 6 and 7 40 Registration of notices under Chapters 6 and 7: descriptions of land 41 Receipt of notices under Chapters 6 and 7 by Keeper C HAPTER 7 C OMPLIANCE Requests for information 42 Requests for information 43 Requests for information: offence Site visits 44 Site visits with consent of owner or occupier Powers of entry 45 Power of entry: unauthorised felling 46 Power of entry: decision to give felling directions or restocking directions 47 Power of entry: failure to comply Remedial notices 48 Remedial notices 49 Remedial notices: offence Giving documents to owner or occupier 50 Giving documents to owner or occupier Step-in power 51 Step-in power Powers of entry and step-in power: application to court 52 Powers of entry and step-in power: application to court Powers of entry and step-in power: offences 53 Powers of entry and step-in power: offences Powers of entry and step-in power: further provision 54 Powers of entry and step-in power: further provision Step-in power: recovery of expenses 55 Step-in power: recovery of expenses 56 Registration of notices of liability for expenses 57 Recovery of expenses from new owner of land iv Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Bill 58 Registration of notices of discharge of liability for expenses Time limit for prosecution 59 Time limit for prosecution C HAPTER 8 A PPEALS 60 Appeals against decisions by Scottish Ministers P ART 5 G ENERAL POWERS 61 Information, research and education etc. 62 Power to form companies etc. 63 Financial assistance 64 Charging P ART 6 G ENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS 65 Regulations 66 Ancillary provision 67 Interpretation 68 Modifications of enactments and repeals 69 Saving of existing forestry dedication agreements 70 Forestry Commissioners’ functions no longer exercisable in Scotland 71 Index of defined expressions 72 Crown application: general 73 Crown application: powers of entry 74 Commencement 75 Short title __________ Schedule 1 —Modifications of enactments Schedule 2 —Repeals Schedule 3 —Index of defined expressions Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Bill 1 Part 1—Overview of Act THE FOLLOWING ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS ARE ALSO PUBLISHED: Explanatory Notes (SP Bill 11-EN...