The Forestry Commissioners (Climate Change Functions) (Scotland) Order 2012 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2012

• Citation: S.I. 2012/2855
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) This Order may be cited as the Forestry Commissioners (Climate Change Functions) (Scotland) Order 2012 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2012.

(2) This Order comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

(3) This Order extends to Scotland only.

Section 2 Modification of functions of the Forestry Commissioners in relation to land in Scotland

The Forestry Act 1967 is amended as follows—

(a) after section 7A (incidental powers of Commissioners) insert—

Renewable energy installations

(7AA)

(1) The Commissioners may, for the purpose of complying with their general duty under section 1(2A) —

(a) promote, develop, construct and operate installations for or in connection with the generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity produced from renewable sources, and

(b) use electricity produced by virtue of the powers conferred by paragraph (a).

(2) In subsection (1), “renewable sources” means sources other than—

(a) fossil fuel,

(b) energy derived from fossil fuel, and

(c) nuclear fuel.

(3) In subsection (2), “fossil fuel” means—

(a) coal,

(b) lignite,

(c) peat,

(d) natural gas (within the meaning of the Energy Act 1976 ),

(e) crude liquid petroleum,

(f) petroleum products (within the meaning of that Act),

(g) any substance produced directly or indirectly from a substance mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (f).

(4) Nothing in this section is to be construed as exempting the Forestry Commissioners from the requirements of Part 1 of the Electricity Act 1989 .

(b) in section 7B(1) (delegation of functions of Commissioners: Scotland), after “(3)” insert “and section 7AA”.