Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004
Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 (2004 asp 6)
- Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 (2004 asp 6)
- Part 1 Biodiversity
- 1 Duty to further the conservation of biodiversity
- 2 Scottish Biodiversity Strategy
- 2A Reports on compliance with biodiversity duty
- Part 2 Conservation and enhancement of natural features
- Chapter 1 Sites of special scientific interest
- Notification of sites of special scientific interest
- 3 Duty to give notification of sites of special scientific interest
- 4 Site management statements
- 5 Enlargement of sites of special scientific interest
- 5A Combining sites of special scientific interest
- 6 Review of operations requiring consent
- 7 Addition or modification of operations requiring consent: urgent situations
- 8 Variation of SSSI notifications
- 9 Denotification of sites of special scientific interest
- 10 Notifications relating to sites of special scientific interest: procedure
- 11 Effect of SSSI notification
- Exercise of functions in relation to sites of special scientific interest
- 12 Exercise of functions by public bodies etc.
- Operations affecting sites of special scientific interest
- 13 Operations by public bodies etc.
- 14 Operations by public bodies etc.: authorised operations
- 15 Consent by certain regulatory authorities
- 16 Operations by owners or occupiers of sites of special scientific interest
- 17 Operations by owners or occupiers of sites of special scientific interest: authorised operations
- 18 Appeals in connection with operations requiring consent
- Offences and byelaws
- 19 Offences in relation to sites of special scientific interest
- 20 Byelaws
- Restoration notices
- 20A Restoration notices
- Supplementary
- 21 Representations to SNH on sites of special scientific interest
- 22 SSSI register
- Chapter 2 Nature conservation orders
- 23 Nature conservation orders
- 24 Amendment or revocation of nature conservation orders
- 25 Nature conservation orders and related orders: procedure
- 26 Review of nature conservation orders
- 27 Offences in relation to nature conservation orders
- 28 Reports
- Chapter 3 Land management orders
- 29 Proposals for land management orders
- 30 Power to make land management orders
- 31 Content of land management orders
- 32 Review of land management orders
- 33 Land management orders and related orders: procedure
- 34 Appeals in connection with land management orders and related orders
- 35 Effect of land management orders
- 36 Offences in relation to land management orders
- 37 Enforcement of land management orders
- Chapter 4 General and supplementary
- 38 Ramsar sites
- 39 Acquisition of land by SNH
- 40 Restoration orders
- 41 Signs etc.
- 42 Change of owner or occupier
- 43 Powers of investigation etc.: police
- 44 Powers of entry: authorised persons
- 45 SNH: power to enforce
- 46 Offences: penalties and time limits
- 47 Offences by bodies corporate etc.
- 48 Notices, applications etc.
- 49 Transitional arrangements
- Part 3 Protection of wildlife
- 50 Protection of wildlife
- 51 Scottish Marine Wildlife Watching Code
- Part 4 Scottish Fossil Code
- 52 Scottish Fossil Code
- Part 5 General
- 53 Orders and regulations: general
- 54 Guidance
- 55 Crown application
- 56 Ancillary provision
- 57 Minor and consequential amendments and repeals
- 58 Interpretation
- 59 Short title and commencement
- SCHEDULE 1 Notifications relating to sites of special scientific interest: procedure
- Confirmation or withdrawal of notification
- Modification of notification
- Notice of decision to confirm or withdraw
- Extension of period during which notification is to be confirmed or withdrawn
- SCHEDULE 2 Nature conservation orders and related orders: procedure
- Notification
- Confirmation of nature conservation orders and amending orders
- Inquiry or other opportunity to be heard
- Extension of period
- SCHEDULE 3 Land management orders and related orders: procedure
- Notification of proposals for land management order
- Power to require disclosure of information
- Notification of decision on orders
- SCHEDULE 4 Powers of entry of authorised persons: further provision
- SCHEDULE 5 Part 2: transitional arrangements
- Notifications under the 1981 Act
- Notifications under the 1949 Act
- Registers of notifications: transitory provisions
- SCHEDULE 6 Protection of wildlife
- Protection of birds: offences
- Protection of animals: offences
- Non-native species
- Miscellaneous
- SCHEDULE 7 Minor and consequential amendments and repeals