Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016
Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (2016 asp 18)
- Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (2016 asp 18)
- PART 1 Land rights and responsibilities statement
- 1 Land rights and responsibilities statement
- 2 Publication and review of land rights and responsibilities statement
- 3 Duty to promote land rights and responsibilities statement
- PART 2 The Scottish Land Commission
- CHAPTER 1 The Commission
- Establishment
- 4 The Scottish Land Commission
- 5 Status
- Functions of the Commission
- 6 Functions of the Commission
- 7 General powers
- Strategic plan and programme of work
- 8 Strategic plan
- 9 Programme of work
- Membership
- 10 Membership
- 11 Eligibility for appointment
- 12 Disqualification from membership
- 13 Resignation and removal
- Remuneration and staff
- 14 Remuneration, allowances and pensions
- 15 Staff
- Operational matters
- 16 Validity of things done
- 17 Committees
- 18 Regulation of procedure
- Accounts and annual report
- 19 Accounts
- 20 Annual report
- Application of public bodies legislation
- 21 Application of legislation relating to public bodies
- CHAPTER 2 The Land Commissioners
- Functions of the Land Commissioners
- 22 Functions of the Land Commissioners
- Land Commissioners: delegation of functions
- 23 Land Commissioners: delegation of functions
- CHAPTER 3 The Tenant Farming Commissioner
- Functions of the Tenant Farming Commissioner
- 24 Functions of the Tenant Farming Commissioner
- 25 Tenant Farming Commissioner: delegation of functions
- 26 Acting Tenant Farming Commissioner
- Tenant Farming Commissioner: codes of practice
- 27 Tenant Farming Commissioner: codes of practice
- 28 Tenant Farming Commissioner: promotion of codes of practice
- Tenant Farming Commissioner: inquiry function
- 29 Application to inquire into breach of code of practice
- 30 Procedure for inquiry
- 31 Enforcement powers
- 32 Notice of non-compliance penalty
- 33 Report on inquiry
- 34 Tenant Farming Commissioner: confidentiality of information
- 35 Protection from actions for defamation
- Tenant Farming Commissioner: review of operation of agents
- 36 Report on operation of agents of landlords and tenants
- Tenant Farming Commissioner: modern list of improvements
- 37 Recommendations by Tenant Farming Commissioner for modern list of improvements
- Tenant Farming Commissioner: power to refer questions of law to Land Court
- 38 Referral of questions of law by Tenant Farming Commissioner to Land Court
- PART 3 Information about control of land etc.
- Information about persons with controlling interests in relation to land
- 39 Information about persons with controlling interests in owners and tenants of land
- Procedure for first regulations under section 39
- 40 Procedure for first regulations under section 39
- 41 Procedure for first regulations under section 39: consultation
- 42 Procedure for first regulations under section 39: explanatory document
- Information relating to proprietors of land etc.
- 43 Power of Keeper to request or require information relating to proprietors of land etc.
- PART 4 Engaging communities in decisions relating to land
- 44 Guidance on engaging communities in decisions relating to land
- PART 5 Right to buy land to further sustainable development
- Key terms
- 45 Meaning of “land”
- 46 Eligible land
- 47 Eligible land: salmon fishings and mineral rights
- 48 Eligible land: tenant's interests
- 49 Part 5 community bodies
- 50 Provisions supplementary to section 49
- 51 Interpretation of Part
- Register of Applications by Community Bodies to Buy Land
- 52 Register of Applications by Community Bodies to Buy Land
- 53 Inclusion in New Register of applications for right to buy abandoned, neglected or detrimental land
- Applications for consent
- 54 Right to buy: application for consent
- 55 Right to buy: application procedure
- 56 Right to buy: Ministers' decision on application
- 57 Ballot to indicate approval for purposes of section 56
- 58 Right to buy same land exercisable by only one Part 5 community body
- 59 Consent conditions
- 60 Notification of Ministers' decision on application
- Procedure following consent
- 61 Effect of Ministers' decision on right to buy
- 62 Confirmation of intention to proceed with purchase and withdrawal
- 63 Completion of purchase
- 64 Completion of transfer
- 65 Assessment of value of land etc.
- 66 Acquisition of interest of tenant over land: allocation of rents etc.
- Compensation
- 67 Compensation
- 68 Grants towards liabilities to pay compensation
- Appeals and references
- 69 Appeals to sheriff
- 70 Appeals to Lands Tribunal: valuation
- 71 Reference to Lands Tribunal of questions on applications
- 72 Agreement as to matters appealed
- Mediation
- 73 Mediation
- PART 6 Entry in valuation roll of shootings and deer forests
- 74 Repeal of exclusion of shootings and deer forests from valuation roll
- 75 Valuation of shootings and deer forests
- 76 Net annual value of deer forests
- PART 7 Common good land
- 77 Change of use of land forming part of the common good
- PART 8 Deer management
- 78 Functions of deer panels
- 79 Review of compliance with code of practice on deer management
- 80 Deer management plans
- 81 Power to require return on number of deer planned to be killed
- 82 Increase in penalty for failure to comply with control scheme
- PART 9 Access rights
- Core paths
- 83 Core paths plans
- Court applications
- 84 Access rights: service of court applications
- PART 10 Agricultural holdings
- CHAPTER 1 Modern limited duration tenancies
- Modern limited duration tenancies
- 85 Modern limited duration tenancies: creation
- 86 Modern limited duration tenancies: subletting
- 87 Modern limited duration tenancies: termination and continuation
- 88 Modern limited duration tenancies: fixed equipment
- 89 Modern limited duration tenancies: irritancy
- Conversion of 1991 Act tenancies
- 90 Conversion of 1991 Act tenancies into modern limited duration tenancies
- Conversion of limited duration tenancies
- 91 Conversion of limited duration tenancies into modern limited duration tenancies
- CHAPTER 2 Repairing tenancies
- 92 Repairing tenancies: creation
- 93 Repairing tenancies: subletting
- 94 Repairing tenancies: termination, continuation and extension
- 95 Repairing tenancies: fixed equipment
- 96 Repairing tenancies: resumption of land by landlord
- 97 Repairing tenancies: irritancy
- 98 Repairing tenancies: compensation
- CHAPTER 3 Tenant's right to buy
- 99 Tenant's right to buy: removal of requirement to register
- CHAPTER 4 Sale where landlord in breach
- 100 Sale to tenant or third party where landlord in breach of order or award
- CHAPTER 5 Rent review
- 1991 Act tenancies: rent review
- 101 1991 Act tenancies: rent review
- Limited duration tenancies, modern limited duration tenancies and repairing tenancies: rent review
- 102 Limited duration tenancies, modern limited duration tenancies and repairing tenancies: rent review
- CHAPTER 6 Assignation of and succession to agricultural tenancies
- Assignation
- 103 Assignation of 1991 Act tenancies
- 104 Assignation of limited duration tenancies
- 105 Assignation of modern limited duration tenancies
- 106 Assignation of repairing tenancies
- Succession
- 107 Bequest of 1991 Act tenancies
- 108 Limited duration tenancies, modern limited duration tenancies and repairing tenancies: succession
- Landlord's objection to tenant's successor
- 109 Objection by landlord to legatee or acquirer on intestacy
- CHAPTER 7 Relinquishing and assignation of 1991 Act tenancies
- 110 Tenant's offer to relinquish 1991 Act tenancy
- 111 Tenant's offer to relinquish 1991 Act tenancy: consequential modifications
- CHAPTER 8 Compensation for tenant's improvements
- Amnesty for tenant's improvements
- 112 Amnesty for certain improvements by tenant
- 113 Amendment of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Acts
- 114 Amnesty notice
- Objection to amnesty notice and referral to Land Court
- 115 Objection by landlord
- 116 Referral to Land Court
- Agreements made during amnesty period
- 117 Amnesty agreements
- Resolution of disputes
- 118 Arbitration and other dispute resolution
- CHAPTER 9 Improvements by landlord
- 119 Notice required for certain improvements by landlord
- 120 Rent increase for certain improvements by landlord
- CHAPTER 10 Diversification
- 121 Use of land for non-agricultural purposes: objection to notice of diversification
- 122 Use of land for non-agricultural purposes: requests for information
- CHAPTER 11 Irritancy for non-payment of rent
- 123 Irritancy for non-payment of rent
- PART 11 Small landholdings
- 124 Review of small landholdings legislation
- PART 12 General and miscellaneous
- 125 General interpretation
- 126 Subordinate legislation
- 127 Ancillary provision
- 128 Crown application
- 129 Minor and consequential modifications
- 130 Commencement
- 131 Short title
- SCHEDULE 1 RIGHT TO BUY LAND TO FURTHER SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL MODIFICATIONS
- Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003
- SCHEDULE 2 AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS: MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL MODIFICATIONS
- PART 1 Modern limited duration tenancies and repairing tenancies
- Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907
- Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985
- 1991 Act
- Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993
- Children (Scotland) Act 1995
- Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997
- 2003 Act
- Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004
- Housing (Scotland) Act 2006
- PART 2 Sale where landlord in breach
- 2003 Act
- PART 3 Rent reviews
- 1991 Act
- 2003 Act
- Agricultural Holdings (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2012
- PART 4 Assignation and succession
- Succession (Scotland) Act 1964
- 1991 Act
- 2003 Act
- Agricultural Holdings (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2012
- PART 5 General modifications
- 1991 Act
- 2003 Act
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