Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Crofting Register (Fees) (Scotland) Order 2012 and comes into force on 30th November 2012.

(2) In this Order—

“the Act” means the Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010; and

“township” means the township allocated to a croft entered in the Register of Crofts(1) by the Crofters Commission(2) or the Commission.

(1)

The Register of Crofts is compiled and maintained by the Crofting Commission under section 41(1) of the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993 (c.44).

(2)

The Crofters Commission is renamed the Crofting Commission under section 1 of the 2010 Act.