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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 Introductory

    1. 1.Citation, commencement and interpretation

  3. PART 2 Applications under section 54 of the Act

    1. 2.Application for consent of the Scottish Ministers

    2. 3.Specifications for maps, plans or other drawings relating to land or tenant’s interest

    3. 4.Manner in which application for consent must be publicly notified

  4. PART 3 Written request to an owner or tenant under section 56 of the Act

    1. 5.Written request to an owner or tenant under section 56 of the Act

    2. 6.Response from the owner of the land

    3. 7.Circumstances in which the owner of the land is taken not to have responded or agreed to the request

  5. PART 4 Ballot for the purpose of section 57 of the Act

    1. Conduct of ballot

      1. 8.Conduct of ballot

      2. 9.Proxy votes

    2. Ballot result

      1. 10.Observer of ballot result

      2. 11.Publication of ballot result

      3. 12.Form of return to the Scottish Ministers of the ballot result

    3. Requirement to retain and share ballot information

      1. 13.Retention and provision of information by the Part 5 community body

    4. Reimbursement of expense of conducting a ballot

      1. 14.Application for reimbursement

      2. 15.Information to be included in application for reimbursement

      3. 16.Request for further information before making decision

      4. 17.Decision of the Scottish Ministers on application for reimbursement

      5. 18.Appeal against the Scottish Ministers’ decision under regulation 17

  6. PART 5 Compensation

    1. 19.Procedure for claiming compensation

    2. 20.Grant towards liability for compensation

  7. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO EXERCISE RIGHT TO BUY

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      FORM OF WRITTEN REQUEST TO OWNER OF THE LAND OR TENANT WITH TENANT’S INTEREST AND RESPONSE FROM OWNER

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      PUBLICATION OF BALLOT RESULT

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      NOTICE TO MINISTERS OF BALLOT RESULT AND DECLARATION BY OBSERVER

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      APPLICATION FOR GRANT TOWARDS LIABILITY TO PAY COMPENSATION

  9. Explanatory Note