▁areas , ▁one ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁C air ng orm s . ▁The ▁government ▁designated ▁these ▁five ▁areas ▁as ▁" National ▁Park ▁D irection ▁Are as ", ▁giving ▁powers ▁for ▁planning ▁dec isions ▁taken ▁by ▁local ▁authorities ▁to ▁be ▁review ed ▁by ▁central ▁government , ▁however ▁the ▁areas ▁were ▁not ▁given ▁full ▁national ▁park ▁status . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁the ▁direction ▁areas ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁national ▁scen ic ▁areas , ▁of ▁which ▁there ▁are ▁now ▁ 4 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁the ▁Coun tr ys ide ▁Commission ▁for ▁Scotland ▁( CC S ) ▁produced ▁a ▁report ▁into ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁landscape ▁of ▁Scotland , ▁which ▁recommended ▁that ▁four ▁areas ▁were ▁under ▁such ▁pressure ▁that ▁they ▁ought ▁to ▁be ▁designated ▁as ▁national ▁par ks , ▁each ▁with ▁an ▁independent ▁planning ▁board , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁retain ▁their ▁her itage ▁value . ▁The ▁four ▁areas ▁identified ▁were ▁similar ▁to ▁those ▁proposed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁and ▁thus ▁again ▁included ▁the ▁C air ng orm s . ▁ ▁Despite ▁this ▁long ▁history ▁of ▁recommend ations ▁that ▁national ▁par ks ▁be ▁established ▁in ▁Scotland , ▁no ▁action ▁was ▁taken ▁until ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Parliament ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁The ▁two ▁current ▁par ks ▁were ▁designated ▁as ▁such ▁under ▁the ▁National ▁Park s ▁( Sc ot land ) ▁Act ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁which ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁pieces ▁of ▁legisl ation ▁to ▁be ▁passed ▁by ▁the ▁Parliament .