66Consent required for disposal of land by registered social landlord
(1)The written consent of the Scottish Ministers is required for any disposal of land by a registered social landlord under section 65.
(2)The consent of the Scottish Ministers may be given—
(a)generally to all registered social landlords or to a particular landlord or description of landlords,
(b)in relation to particular land or a particular description of land,
(c)in relation to a particular disposal or a particular description of disposal,
and may be given subject to conditions.
(3)In considering whether to give consent under this section the Scottish Ministers must have regard to the views expressed by those consulted under section 68.
(4)A disposal by a landlord which requires consent under this section is valid in favour of a person claiming under the landlord despite that consent not having been given; and a person dealing with the landlord, or with a person claiming under the landlord, is not concerned to see or inquire whether any such consent has been given.
(5)Where at the time of its removal from the register of social landlords a body owns land, this section continues to apply to that land after the removal as if the body concerned continued to be a registered social landlord.
(6)In this section, “disposal” means sale, lease, heritable security, charge or any other disposal.