150.Section 16A of the 1981 Act enables Scottish Ministers to delegate any of their licensing function under that section to SNH by direction, or to delegate such a function so far as relating to development or demolition to local authorities, by order subject to negative procedure (see section 26(2) of the 1981 Act.
The Act – Commentary on Sections Part 2 – Wildlife under the 1981 Act Delegation of licence-granting power - inserted section 16A  of the 1981 Act