The Act – Commentary on Sections Part 2 – Wildlife under the 1981 Act Delegation of licence-granting power - inserted section 16A  of the 1981 Act
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.