UK Act of Parliament 1981 c. 44 Scotland

Countryside (Scotland) Act 1981

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.008 Establishment of regional parks. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Regional councils must follow a set procedure to designate regional parksLocal authority
17 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Grants and loans. (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Extension of definition of “open country”. (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Further provision in relation to access agreements. (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Powers of Secretary of State in relation to acquisition of land for public access. (opens in a new tab)
s.005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (opens in a new tab)
s.006 Fines. (opens in a new tab)
s.007 Amendment of certain references to local authorities, (opens in a new tab)
s.009 Management agreements. (opens in a new tab)
s.010 Extension of power to make byelaws. (opens in a new tab)
s.011 Power of district and islands councils to control noise in the countryside. (opens in a new tab)
s.012 Extension of powers of rangers. (opens in a new tab)
s.013 Payment of compensation to memberes and staff of the Commission. (opens in a new tab)
s.014 Minor and consequential amendments. (opens in a new tab)
s.015 Repeals. (opens in a new tab)
s.016 Expenses. (opens in a new tab)
s.017 Interpretation. (opens in a new tab)
s.018 Citation, etc. (opens in a new tab)
Schedules

Schedules

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5 other schedules
s.sch001 In section 5(1)(b), between the words “any” and “proposals”, there...
s.sch001 In section 36(1)— (a) for the words “they apply” there...
s.sch001 In section 43(5) (ploughing of public right of way), for...
s.sch001 In section 65 (appointment to act as warden)—
s.sch001 In section 178(1) (local authority and planning authority for the...

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