Land Tenure Reform (Scotland) Act 1974

14Amendment of s. 17 of Crofters (Scotland) Act 1955

In section 17 of the [1955 c. 21.] Crofters (Scotland) Act 1955 (absentee crofters) (as amended by the [1961 c. 58.] Crofters (Scotland) Act 1961) the following amendments shall be made—

(a)in subsection (4) (right of absentee crofter, after order terminating his tenancy, to conveyance in feu of dwelling-house), for the word " feuduty ", in both places where it occurs, there shall be substituted the words " the consideration ";

(b)in subsection (7) (rights of creditor in heritable security over house), for the words from " in addition" to " following subsection " there shall be substituted the words " as consideration under this section ";

(c)in subsection (8) (consideration for assistance given by landlord in respect of house), for the words " be, in addition to any feuduty thereby exigible," there shall be substituted the word " include ".