Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015

48Approval of members of community to buy landS

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In section 51 of the 2003 Act (exercise of right to buy: approval of community and consent of Ministers), in subsection (2)(a)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (i)—

(i)for the words “at least half”, substitute “ the proportion ”,

(ii)after “above,”, insert “ who ”, and

(iii)after “land”, insert “ is, in the circumstances, sufficient to justify the community body's proceeding to buy the land; ”,

(b)the word “; or” immediately following sub-paragraph (i) is repealed, and

(c)sub-paragraph (ii) is repealed.

Commencement Information

I1S. 48 in force at 15.4.2016 by S.S.I. 2015/399, art. 2, Sch. (with art. 3)