Crofters Holdings (Scotland) Act 1886

34 Definitions

• In this Act " crofter " means any person who at the passing of this Act is tenant of a holding from year to year, who resides on his holding, the annual rent of which does not exceed thirty pounds in money, and which is situated in a crofting parish, and the successors of such person in the holding, being his heirs or legatees.

• " Crofting parish " means a parish in which there are at the commencement of this Act, or have been within eighty years prior thereto, holdings consisting of arable land held with a right of pasturage in common with others, and in which there still are tenants of holdings from year to year, who reside on their holdings, the annual rent of which respectively does not exceed thirty pounds in money, at the commencement of this Act.

• " Cottar " means the occupier of a dwelling-house situate in a crofting parish with or without land who pays no rent to the landlord, as also the tenant from year to year of a dwelling-house situated in a crofting parish who resides therein, and who pays to the landlord therefor an annual rent not exceeding six pounds in money, whether with or without garden ground, but without arable or pasture land.

• " Permanent improvements " means the improvements specified in the Schedule to this Act.

• " Holding " means any piece of land held by a crofter, consisting of arable or pasture land, or of land partly arable and partly pasture and which has been occupied and used as arable or pasture land whether such pasture land is held by the crofter alone, or in common with others) immediately preceding the passing of this Act, including the site of his dwelling-house and any offices or other conveniences connected therewith, but does not include garden ground only, appurtenant to a house.

• " Treasury " means the Commissioners of Her Majesty's

• Other expressions have the same meanings as in the [46 & 47 Vict. c. 62.] Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act, 1883.