Scottish Government, Forestry Commission, Partnerships

Scottish Government

The Scottish Government, legally the Scottish Executive, is the executive arm of the devolved government of Scotland. It was established in 1999 as the Scottish Executive, from the extant Scottish Office, and the term Scottish Executive remains its legal name under section 44 of the Scotland Act 1998. Following the 2007 Scottish Parliament election, the term Executive was replaced by the term Government by the new Scottish National Party administration. This terminology has been adopted by all of the main Scottish political parties, by the Scottish media, and by the United Kingdom's other devolved administrations. The UK Government, other UK politicians and the UK media also now mainly use the term Government when referring to the Scottish Administration

Forestry Commision

The Forestry Commission manages 7,720 square kilometres of land in Great Britain, the majority of which (60%) is in Scotland, 26% of the landholding is in England and the remainder in Wales. Activities carried out on the forest estate include timber harvesting to supply domestic industry, replanting of harvested areas, maintenance and improvement of the natural environment and the provision of recreation.

Afforestation is the main reason for the creation of the commission. They plant both conifer and broadleaved trees throughout Britain for the purpose of harvesting.

The Forestry Commission is also the government body responsible for the regulation of forestry nationally. Part of this role is carried out through the disbursement of funding in support of private forests and woodlands

 

Partnerships

A partnership is a type of business entity in which partners (owners) share with each other the profits or losses of the business. Partnerships are often favored over corporations for taxation purposes, as the partnership structure does not generally incur a tax on profits before it is distributed to the partners (i.e. there is no dividend tax levied). However, depending on the partnership structure and the jurisdiction in which it operates, owners of a partnership may be exposed to greater personal liability than they would as shareholders of a corporation.