Islands (Scotland) Act 2018

Islands (Scotland) Act 2018
Act of the Scottish Parliament
Long titleAn Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision for a national islands plan; to impose duties in relation to island communities on certain public authorities; to make provision about the electoral representation of island communities; and to establish a licensing scheme in respect of marine development adjacent to islands.
Citation2018 asp 12
Introduced byAngela Constance
Territorial extent Scotland
Dates
Royal assent6 July 2018
Status: Current legislation
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 (asp 12) is an Act of the Scottish Parliament which devolves certain powers to the three island councils, and requires Scottish ministers to develop and publish a plan for improvement.