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For section 7 of the Act of 1967 (grants and loans to persons other than public bodies) there shall be substituted—
In subsection 10(2) of the Act of 1967 (which defines “open country”) for the words after “adjacent thereto” there shall be substituted the following words— “and any waterway;” and in this section “waterway” and “foreshore” shall include any bank, barrier, dune, beach, flat or other land adjacent to the waterway or foreshore.”.
At the end of section 13 of the Act of 1967 (which relates to access agreements) there shall be added the following subsection—
After Schedule 3 to the Act of 1967 there shall be inserted the following Schedule—
In section 24 of the Act of 1967 (which relates to the acquisition by planning authorities of land for public access), in subsection (1), for the words “or acquire the land compulsorily.” there shall be substituted the words, “ or, with the consent of the Secretary of State, acquire the land compulsorily: provided that the authority may not acquire the land compulsorily unless it is impracticable to obtain such access by an access agreement or an access order.”.
In sections 43, 44, 60, 60 and 75 of the Act of 1967 (which set out, inter alia, the penalties for offences under these sections) the maximum fines to which a person shall be liable on summary conviction shall be increased as follows—
in section 43(4) (a) for “£50” there shall be substituted “£200”:
in section 43(4) (b) for “£10” there shall be substituted “£50”;
in section 43(4) (c) for “£50” there shall be substituted “£200”;
in section 44(2) for “£50” there shall be substituted “£200”;
in section 60(6) for “£20” there shall be substituted “£50”;
in section 75(6) for “£20” there shall be substituted “£200”.
In section 46 of the Act of 1967 (which imposes duties and confers powers on all planning authorities in respect of the protection and maintenance of public rights of way)—
in subsection(2), for the words “Any local authority or” there shall be substituted the word “A”; and
at the end there shall be added the following subsection—
After section 48 of the Act of 1967 there shall be inserted the following section—
After section 49 of the Act of 1967 there shall be inserted the following section—
In section 54 of the Act of 1967 (which provides for the making of byelaws as respects country parks etc.), for subsection (1) there shall be substituted the following subsections—
In subsection (2) of the said section, after the word “land”, in both places where it occurs, there shall be inserted the words “path, route, right of way,”.
After subsection (5) of the saidsection there shall be added the following subsection—
After section 56 of the Act of 1967 there shall be added the following section—
In section 65(3) of the Act of 1967, for the words from “comprised” to “this Act” there shall be substituted the words—
Where a person ceases to be a member otherwise than on the expiry of his term of office and it appears to the Secretary of State that there are special circumstances which make it right for him to receive compensation, the Commission may make to him a payment of such amount as the Secretary of State may, with the consent of the Minister for the Civil Service, determine.
After paragraph 4(b) of Schedule 1 to the Act of 1967 there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—
The enactments specified in the first Schedule to this Act shall have effect subject to the amendments specified in that Schedule, being minor amendments and amendments consequential on the provisions of this Act.
The enactments mentioned in Schedule 2 to this Act are repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.
There shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament any increase attributable to this Act in the sums payable out of such moneys under any other Act.
In this Act “the Act of 1967” means the Countryside (Scotland) Act 1967.
This Act may be cited as the Countryside (Scotland) Act 1981.
This Act will commence on such date as the Secretary of State may prescribe by order made by statutory instrument, and different dates may be prescribed for different enactments.
This Act applies to Scotland only.
Section 14.
In section 5(1)(b), between the words “any” and “proposals”, there shall be inserted the word “such”.
In section 36(1)—
for the words “they apply” there shall be substituted the words “it applies”; and
for the word “subsections” there shall be substituted the word “subsection”.
In section 43(5) (ploughing of public right of way), for the words from “, after” to “intention, may” there shall be substituted the words “on whom a duty is imposed in relation to that way by section 46(1) of this Act may, after giving to the occupier not less than 14 days’ notice of their intention,”.
In section 65 (appointment to act as warden)—
in each of subsections (1), (2) and (4) for the word “wardens” there shall be substituted the word “rangers”;
in subsection (3), for the word “warden” there shall be substituted the word “ranger”; and
after subsection (5) there shall be inserted the following subsection—
In section 178(1) (local authority and planning authority for the purposes of the Act of 1967), after the word “and” there shall be inserted the words “, subject to section 46(5) of that Act,”.
Section 15. Chapter Short title Extent of repeal 1967 c. 86. Countryside (Scotland) Act 1967. In section 5(1)(a), the words “and submit to the Secretary of State for his approval”. In section 5(1)(b), the words “so approved” Section 5(2) and (3). Section 9. In section 13(1), the words “with the approval of the Secretary of State”. In section 13(6), the words from “; and before entering” to “the Commission”. In section 14(6), the words from “; and before making” to “the Commission”. Section 1 4(7). In section 24(1), the words from “, if it appears to them” to “access order,”, and the words “, with the consent of the Secretary of State,”. In section 27(3), the words “made with the approval of the Secretary of State”. Section 32(1) and (3). Section 33(2) to (4). In section 36(1), the words “(l) and” . Section 36(2) and (3). In section 43(4), the words from “and where a person” to “offence is so continued.”. Section 45(2). in section 45(3), the words “or by the Secretary of State under the last foregoing subsection”. In section 48(8), the words “with the approval of the Secretary of State,”. Section 4 8(9). In section 54(3), the words from “and” to “control, shall,”. In section 55(1), in the proviso, the words from “, and” to “control , shall,”. Section 67. Section 68. In section 78(1), the words “ “area of special planning control” has the meaning assigned to it by section 9 of this Act;”. In paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 1, the words “on his retirement or death”.