Purpose and functions of National Park authorities

11National Park Plans

A National Park authority must, by such time as the Scottish Ministers may direct, prepare and submit to the Scottish Ministers a plan (a “National Park Plan”) setting out its policy for—

a

managing the National Park, and

b

co-ordinating the exercise of—

i

the authority’s functions in relation to the National Park, and

ii

the functions of other public bodies and office-holders so far as affecting the National Park,

with a view to accomplishing the purpose set out in section 9(1).