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Sssis (Advisory Committee)

Volume 205: debated on Thursday 12 March 1992

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Sir Hector Monro

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will now announce the membership of the Advisory Committee on Sites of Special Scientific Interest; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Lang

I have appointed Professor F. T. Last, FRSE as chairman of the committee along with the following members:

  • Dr. J. Morton Boyd, CBE, DSc, FRSE
  • Professor J. M. M. Cunningham, FRSE
  • Professor David Ingram
  • Professor John A. Raven, FRSE, FRS
  • Professor William Ritchie, FRSE
  • Dr. Charles D. Waterston, FRSE
The establishment of this committee fulfils an important requirement of the Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991. The committee will have a significant to play role in ensuring, by its advice to Scottish Natural Heritage, that the highest scientific standards are applied in the selection and consideration of sites of special scientific interest.