▁Government . ▁Under ▁the ▁National ▁Park s ▁( Sc ot land ) ▁Act ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁national ▁par ks ▁in ▁Scotland ▁have ▁four ▁a ims : ▁ ▁To ▁con serve ▁and ▁enh ance ▁the ▁natural ▁and ▁cultural ▁her itage ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁To ▁promote ▁sust ain able ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁natural ▁resources ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁To ▁promote ▁understanding ▁and ▁enjoy ment ▁( including ▁enjoy ment ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁recre ation ) ▁of ▁the ▁special ▁qual ities ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁by ▁the ▁public ▁To ▁promote ▁sust ain able ▁economic ▁and ▁social ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁area ' s ▁communities ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁two ▁of ▁this ▁a ims ▁are ▁identical ▁to ▁those ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Park s ▁and ▁Access ▁to ▁the ▁Coun tr ys ide ▁Act ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁legisl ation ▁that ▁gover ns ▁national ▁par ks ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁Wales , ▁however ▁the ▁Scottish ▁national ▁par ks ▁have ▁two ▁additional ▁a ims ▁( 3 ▁and ▁ 4 ▁above ). ▁ ▁The ▁general ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁park ▁authority , ▁as ▁defined ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Park s ▁( Sc ot land ) ▁Act ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁is ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁these ▁a ims ▁are ▁" collect ively ▁achieved ▁... in ▁a ▁coordin ated ▁way ". ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁four ▁a ims ▁have ▁equal ▁status , ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁Sand ford ▁Princi ple , ▁the ▁first ▁aim ▁( con serv ation ▁and ▁enh ancement ▁of ▁the ▁natural ▁and ▁cultural ▁her itage ) ▁is ▁to ▁be