Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007

Part 1The Crofters Commission

1Discharge of functions

2Equal opportunities

3Obtaining Commission approval or consent

4Obtaining of information by Commission

5Maintenance of and provision of information from the Register of Crofts

7The statutory conditions

8Complaint as respects breach of the statutory conditions

9Exchange of crofts or parts of crofts

10Division of croft

13Bequest of tenancy of croft

14Prior rights, on intestacy, in relation to tenancy of croft

15Transfer of tenancy of croft by executor: amendment of section 16 of the Succession (Scotland) Act 1964

16Transfer of tenancy of croft by executor: special provision relating to the 1993 Act

17Amendment of section 11 of the 1993 Act

18Determination of the Land Court as to croft boundaries

19Access to croft

20Reorganisation schemes

21Meaning of croft

Part 3Termination of tenancy, decrofting, etc.

22Resumption and reversion

25Compensation for improvements for purposes other than cultivation or grazing etc.

Part 4Common grazings

26Use of common grazing

27New common grazing

28Contravention of, or failure to comply with, common grazings regulations

29Further amendment of section 52: apportionment

Part 5Schemes for development

30Schemes for development

Part 6Crofting community right to buy

31Crofting community right to buy

Part 7General and miscellaneous

32Regulations concerning loans

33Appeal to Land Court and jurisdiction of that court

34Further amendments in relation to the Land Court

35Public notification

36“Members of a family”

37“Crofting community”

38“The 1993 Act”

Miscellaneous

39Minor and consequential amendments

41Transitional provision etc.

43Short title, Crown application and commencement

SCHEDULE 1Minor and consequential amendments

Crofters Holdings (Scotland) Act 1886 (c. 29)

1In section 1(4) of the Crofters Holdings (Scotland) Act 1886...

Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993 (c. 44)

2(1) The 1993 Act is amended in accordance with this...

Scottish Land Court Act 1993 (c. 45)

3In section 1(6) of the Scottish Land Court Act 1993...

Deer (Scotland) Act 1996 (c. 58)

4In section 26 of the Deer (Scotland) Act 1996 (right...

Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 2)

5(1) The Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 is amended in...

SCHEDULE 2Repeals

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Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007

2007 asp 7

The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 25th January 2007 and received Royal Assent on 1st March 2007

An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make further provision as regards crofting and as regards the Scottish Land Court; and for connected purposes.