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1. The National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000 (referred to as "the Act") received Royal Assent in August 2000. It is an enabling Act, which sets out the criteria and the process for areas to be designated as National Parks in Scotland and lays out the framework under which all National Parks in Scotland must operate.
2. Under the Act, each National Park will be set up by means of secondary legislation, called a Designation Order. This will specify the boundaries of the National Park, its planning powers, and composition of each National Park authority. It will also specify the date on which the National Park comes into being.
3. The Act sets out the process which must be followed in setting up a National Park. This started in September last year when Ministers published formal proposals for a Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. At the same time, under the terms of section 3 of the Act, the Scottish Ministers appointed Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) as the 'reporting body' and asked them to consult widely on proposals for Scotland's first National Park. In doing so, Scottish Ministers directed SNH on the conduct of the consultation. In particular, they required that the consultation should be participatory; that SNH should develop and report on objective criteria; and in carrying out its role of reporter, SNH should record and report on the views expressed by consultees, and make quite clear and distinct any views which were those of SNH as statutory adviser on natural heritage matters.
4. SNH reported to Ministers on 19 March, as required, and their report (and supporting documents) published. Ministers have considered the report, and decided to bring forward a draft designation order. That draft order is the subject of this consultation.
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