HC Deb 25 April 1967 vol 745 c1508

Queen's Recommendation having been signified—

Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to make provision for the better enjoyment of the Scottish countryside, for the establishment of a Countryside Commission for Scotland, and for other purposes, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of moneys provided by Parliament of:—

(1) the expenses incurred by the Secretary of State under that Act—

  1. (a) in making payments in respect of expenses of a Countryside Commission for Scotland;
  2. (b) in paying grants to local authorities in respect of expenditure incurred by them in relation to the countryside in or in connection with—
    1. (i) the exercise of powers conferred on them by that Act;
    2. (ii) the exercise of their powers under section 24 of the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960;
    3. (iii) the exercise of their powers under section 2 of the Local Government (Development and Finance) (Scotland) Act 1964;
    4. (iv) the payment of compensation under section 25 or an order made under section 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1947;
    5. (v) the exercise of their powers of acquiring land under or by virtue of any of the enactments referred to in the preceding heads of this sub-paragraph, not exceeding three-quarters of that expenditure;
  3. (c) in defraying or contributing towards expenditure incurred for the purposes of approved proposals relating to long-distance routes;
  4. (d) in acquiring land for public access, in defraying or contributing to the cost of managing that land and in carrying out work thereon;
  5. (e) in providing, arranging for or assisting in the provision of tourist, recreational or sporting facilities and any equipment, facilities or works ancillary thereto on land held by him;
  6. (f) in the appointment of wardens as respects any land or waterway;

(2) any increase attributable to the said Act of the present Session in the sums payable out of moneys so provided under any enactment relating to local government in Scotland or under the Forestry Act 1967;

(3) any administrative expenses incurred by the Secretary of State under the said Act of the present Session.—[Dr. Dickson Mabon.]

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