EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order makes provision in consequence of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (“the 2015 Act”).
The Order comes into force on 15th April 2016. Article 2 makes provision modifying the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 (“the 2003 Act”). Modifications provided for in this Order are in consequence of the provision in the 2015 Act amending the 2003 Act in relation to the definition of community bodies (section 37 of the 2015 Act).
Article 3 makes savings provisions in relation to applications to register a community interest in land under section 37(1) of the 2003 Act made before 15th April 2016.