The Lands Tribunal for Scotland Rules 2003

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2003 No. 452

LANDS TRIBUNAL

The Lands Tribunal for Scotland Rules 2003

Made

22nd September 2003

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

24th September 2003

Coming into force

for the purposes of applications under section 20 and referrals under section 44 of the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 and referrals under section 86(5), and applications under or by virtue of sections 90(1)(b)(ii) and 107 of the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003

1st November 2003

for all other purposes

28th November 2004

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Lands Tribunal Act 1949(1) and sections 101 and 104 of the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003(2) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and after consultation with the Scottish Committee of the Council on Tribunals in accordance with section 104 of the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 and section 8(1) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992(3), hereby make the following Rules:

(1)

1949 c. 42. Section 3 was amended by section 50(2) of the Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970 (c. 35) and by S.I. 1972/2002. The functions of the Lord Advocate were transferred to the Secretary of State for Scotland by the Transfer of Functions (Lord Advocate and Secretary of State) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/678) and to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46). The requirement to obtain Treasury consent was removed by section 55 of that Act.

(2)

2003 asp 9.

(3)

1992 c. 53.