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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a Scottish Statutory Instrument: The Crofting Commission (Elections) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016 No. 424
Draft Regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 60(3)(b) of the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
Draft Scottish Statutory Instruments
Crofters, Cottars And Small Landholders
Made
2016
Coming into force
2016
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 7(1) of schedule 1 of the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with paragraph 7(6) of schedule 1 of that Act, the Scottish Ministers have consulted such persons or bodies as they think appropriate on the constituency boundaries to be used, and the persons who are eligible to vote, in elections of persons as members of the Crofting Commission.
In accordance with section 60(3)(b) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament(2).
1993 c.44 (“the 1993 Act”), relevantly amended by the Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7) and the Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 14) (“the 2010 Act”). Schedule 1 of the 1993 Act was substituted by schedule 1 of the 2010 Act.
Section 60(3)(b) was inserted by paragraph 3(35) of schedule 4 of the 2010 Act.
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