Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015

39 Register of Community Interests in Land

(1) Section 36 of the 2003 Act (Register of Community Interests in Land) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (2)—

(a) in paragraph (a)—

(i) at the beginning, insert “where the community body which has registered the interest is constituted by a company limited by guarantee,”, and

(ii) the words from “which” to the end of the paragraph are repealed, and

(b) after paragraph (a), insert—

“(aa) where the community body which has registered the interest is constituted by a Scottish charitable incorporated organisation within the meaning given in section 34(8) (a “SCIO”), the name and address of the principal office of the SCIO,

(ab) where the community body which has registered the interest is constituted by a community benefit society as defined in section 34(8), the name and address of the registered office of the society,”.

(3) After subsection (5), insert—

“(5A) Subsection (5B) applies where—

(a) a community body changes its name,

(b) a community body which is constituted by a company limited by guarantee or by a community benefit society changes the address of its registered office, or

(c) a community body which is constituted by a SCIO changes the address of its principal office.

(5B) The community body must, as soon as reasonably practicable after the change is made, notify the Keeper of the change.”.