Crofters (Scotland) Act 1961 (repealed 5.1.1994)

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Increase in membership of Crofters Commission.

3. 2. Provisions as to new crofts and enlarged crofts and common grazings.

4. 3. Commission to maintain Register of Crofts.

5. 4. Determination of questions by Land Court.

6. 5. Permanent improvements made on crofts for purposes of subsidiary or auxiliary occupations.

7. 6. Assessment of compensation for improvements.

8. 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9. 8. Reorganisation schemes.

10. 9. Putting into effect of reorganisation schemes.

11. 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12. 11. Subletting of crofts.

13. 12. Special provisions regarding subletting of crofts not adequately used.

14. 13. Miscellaneous provisions regarding subleases of crofts.

15. 14. Amendment of powers of Secretary of State with respect to giving of financial assistance in crofting counties.

16. 15. Amendment of law with respect to common grazings.

17. 16. Financial provisions.

18. 17. Interpretation.

19. 18. Amendments and repeals.

20. 19. Citation and commencement.

21. SCHEDULES

    1. FIRST SCHEDULE

       Amendments of the Act of 1955

       1. Part I Amendments consequential on section six of this Act

          1. 1. In subsection (2) of section seven (which provides that the...

          2. 2. After subsection (7) of section eleven (which provides that where...

          3. 3. In subsection (3) of section thirteen (which provides that the...

          4. 4. In subsection (7) of section fourteen (which provides that the...

          5. 5. In subsection (8) of section sixteen (which relates to the...

          6. 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

          7. 7. For subsection (2) of section twenty-eight of the Act of...

       2. Part II Minor Amendments and General Consequential Amendments

          1. 8. Any reference in the Act of 1955 to that Act...

          2. 9. In section three (which defines a croft)—

          3. 10. In section eight (which relates to the assignation of a...

          4. 11. In section twelve (which relates to the resumption of a...

          5. 12. In section sixteen (which relates to vacant crofts)—

          6. 13. In section twenty-four, in subsection (2)(which relates to the giving...

          7. 14. In section twenty-five (which relates to the powers and duties...

          8. 15. In section twenty-six (which relates to common grazings regulations), in...

          9. 16. In section thirty-two (which relates to the compulsory purchase of...

          10. 17. In section thirty-four (which relates to the determination of disputes),...

          11. 18. In section thirty-seven (which contains provisions for the interpretation of...

          12. 19. In section thirty-eight (which provides amongst other things for the...

          13. 20. In the Second Schedule (which refers to the statutory conditions...

          14. 21. In the Fifth Schedule (which relates to permanent improvements)—

    2. SECOND SCHEDULE

       Confirmation and Validity of Reorganisation Schemes

       1. Part I

          1. Procedure for confirming reorganisation schemes

             1. 1. Before confirming a reorganisation scheme the Secretary of State shall—...

             2. 2. If no objection is made under the foregoing paragraph or...

             3. 3. If any objection made as aforesaid is not withdrawn, the...

             4. 4. Where the Secretary of State proposes to make any modification...

             5. 5. Notwithstanding anything in paragraph 3 of this Schedule, the Secretary...

             6. 6. The provisions of subsections (2) to (8) of section two...

       2. Part II

          1. Validity of reorganisation schemes

             1. 7. On confirming a reorganisation scheme the Secretary of State shall...

             2. 8. If any person aggrieved by a reorganisation scheme desires to...

    3. THIRD SCHEDULE

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