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In this Act—
“the 1991 Act” means the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991,
“the 2003 Act” means the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003,
“Land Court” means the Scottish Land Court.
(1)Each power of the Scottish Ministers to make regulations under this Act includes power—
(a)to make different provision for different purposes,
(b)to make any incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision which they consider appropriate.
(2)Regulations under—
(a)section 4(5),
(b)section 52(10)(b),
(c)section 54(5)(a) or (c),
(d)section 55(4),
(e)section 56(9),
(f)section 57(2),
(g)section 57(8),
(h)section 67(5),
(i)section 68(6),
(j)subject to subsection (3)(m), section 127(1),
are subject to the negative procedure.
(3)Regulations under—
(a)section 24(5),
(b)section 39(1),
(c)section 46(2)(b) or (e),
(d)section 46(3),
(e)section 48(1)(c),
(f)section 49(1)(c),
(g)section 49(8),
(h)section 49(9)(a),
(i)section 50(4),
(j)section 52(7),
(k)section 61(1),
(l)section 61(3),
(m)section 127(1) which add to, replace or omit the text of an Act,
are subject to the affirmative procedure.
(4)This section does not apply to regulations under section 130(2).
(1)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make such incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision as they consider appropriate for the purposes of or in connection with this Act or any provision made under it.
(2)Regulations under subsection (1) may modify any enactment (including this Act).
Valid from 16/12/2020
(1)The Crown is not criminally liable in respect of any contravention of provision made in regulations under section 39.
(2)But the Court of Session may, on an application by the Lord Advocate, declare unlawful any act or omission of the Crown which constitutes such a contravention.
(3)Despite subsection (2), this Act applies to persons in the public service of the Crown as it applies to other persons.
(1)Schedule 1, which contains minor amendments and amendments consequential upon the provisions of Part 5, has effect.
(2)Schedule 2, which contains minor amendments and repeals, and amendments and repeals consequential upon the provisions of Part 10, has effect.
Commencement Information
I1S. 129(2) in force at 23.12.2016 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2016/365, reg. 2, sch. (with regs. 3-15)
I2S. 129(2) in force at 30.11.2017 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2017/299, reg. 2, sch.
Prospective
(1)This section and sections 125 to 127 and 131 come into force on the day after Royal Assent.
(2)The other provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Scottish Ministers may by regulations appoint.
(3)Different days may be appointed for different purposes.
(4)Regulations under subsection (2) may include transitional, transitory or saving provision.
The short title of this Act is the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016.
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