
1 
This Order may be cited as the Nature Conservation (Designation of Relevant Regulatory Authorities) (Scotland) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 29th November 2004.
2 

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), each of the persons listed in the Schedule to this Order are designated as a relevant regulatory authority for the purposes of the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004.
(2) The designation of a local authority under paragraph (1) does not extend to its functions of granting planning permissions on an application under Part III of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997.
LEWIS MACDONALD
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
3rd November 2004
SCHEDULE
Article 2


 The Scottish Ministers
 A local authority
 The Crofters Commission continued in being by section 1(1) of the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993
 The Deer Commission for Scotland continued in being by section 1(1) of the Deer (Scotland) Act 1996
 A district salmon fishery board within the meaning of section 40(1) of the Salmon Act 1986
 The Forestry Commissioners continued in existence by section 1(1) of the Forestry Act 1967
 The Scottish Environment Protection Agency established by section 20(1) of the Environment Act 1995
