SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3 Access to Open Country
I14
1
Section 14 (making of access orders) shall be amended as follows.
2
For subsection (1) there shall be substituted the following subsection—
1
Subject to subsection (2) below, an access order may be made—
a
by Scottish Natural Heritage, as regards any land in Scotland;
b
by a general or district planning authority, as regards any land in their area,
but an order so made shall be submitted to the Secretary of State and shall not have effect unless confirmed by him.
3
In subsection (2)—
a
in paragraph (a) for the word “authority” there shall be substituted the word “
body
”
; and
b
in paragraph (b) for the words “said authority” there shall be substituted the word “
body
”
.
4
In subsection (3) for the words “said authority” there shall be substituted the word “
body
”
.
5
In subsection (8) after the word “order” there shall be inserted the words “
made by a general or district planning authority
”
.