Scottish Access Code Site Goes Live
New Scottish access legislation won't take effect until some time in 2005, but the web site detailing rights under the Scottish Outdoor Access Code is now up and running.
Posted: 9 November 2004
by Jon
The web site outlining the new Scottish access rights, which will
take effect in 2005, is now live.
The Scottish Outdoor Access Code implements the measures of the
Land Reform Act and will come into effect 'some time' next year, with
the exact date due to be announced soon. The new code will give
people 'a statutory right of responsible access' to the land in
Scotland.
To be honest, the new site at www.outdooraccess-scotland.com
is a bit of a nightmare when it comes to finding straightforward
information and actually finding a brief summary of the new code took
us about ten minutes - it's under 'Access Legislation - Key
Features' but really needs to be more prominent. There are also a
lot of downloadable .doc files, when PDFs would surely have been
better?
For a much more user friendly look at what's going on, we suggest
you take a look at the Mountaineering Council of Scotland web site at
www.mountaineering-scotland.org.uk
which combines some basic information with useful links.
More information when we find a resource we can actually
understand ;-)
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