National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000
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(a) to conserve and enhance the natural and cultural heritage of the area,(b) to promote sustainable use of the natural resources of the area,(c) to promote understanding and enjoyment (including enjoyment in the form of recreation) of the special qualities of the area by the public, and(d) to promote sustainable economic and social development of the area’s communities.the designation of the area as a National Park, andthe establishment of an authority (to be known as a “National Park authority”) to exercise, in relation to that Park, the functions conferred on the authority by virtue of this Act.that the area is of outstanding national importance because of its natural heritage or the combination of its natural and cultural heritage,that the area has a distinctive character and a coherent identity, andthat designating the area as a National Park would meet the special needs of the area and would be the best means of ensuring that the National Park aims are collectively achieved in relation to the area in a co-ordinated way.the area which it is proposed should be designated as a National Park, andthe functions which it is proposed the National Park authority should exercise.(4) Such a proposal is referred to in this Act as a “National Park proposal”.Scottish Natural Heritage, orany other public body appearing to them to have expertise relevant to the National Park aims,the area which it is proposed should be designated as a National Park,the desirability of designating the area in question (with or without modifications) as a National Park,the functions which it is proposed the National Park authority for the Park should exercise,the likely annual costs and capital expenses of the authority in exercising its functions,such other matters relating to the proposal as the requirement may specify.(3) Where the Scottish Ministers impose a requirement under subsection (1) they must send a copy of the National Park proposal to the person who is to provide the report (the “reporter”) .may impose different obligations on different persons,may contain provision modifying the application of subsection (5) in relation to those persons or any of them,must require those persons to provide their reports in a single document.send a copy of it and of the requirement to every local authority any part of whose area is within the area to which the proposal relates,determine the period (which must be at least 12 weeks) for which the copy proposal and requirement are to be made available for public inspection under subsection (7) and notify every such authority of that period,publicise the proposal in such manner as the reporter thinks fit, andevery such authority,every community council any part of whose area is within the area to which the proposal relates,such persons as appear to the reporter to be representative of the interests of those who live, work or carry on business in the area to which the proposal relates, andsuch other persons as the reporter thinks fit,(6) The Scottish Ministers may give the reporter directions as to how the consultation under subsection (5) (d) is to be carried out; and the reporter must comply with those directions.(7) A local authority receiving a copy proposal and requirement under subsection (5) (a) must make them available for public inspection for the period referred to in subsection (5) (b) .must consider whether the conditions in section 2(2) are satisfied in relation to the area which it is proposed should be designated as a National Park,must have regard to the National Park aims,any views on the National Park proposal expressed by those consulted under subsection (5) (d) , andany comments on the proposal received within the period referred to in subsection (5) (b) , andmay have regard to such other matters as the reporter considers relevant including, in particular, administrative boundaries and geographical considerations.must include the views of the reporter on the matters specified in the requirement,may include such
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