Explanatory Notes

Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010

2010 asp 14

6 August 2010

The Act

Part 2 – the Crofting Register

Offences

Section 31:  Transfer of land on which common grazing is situated: offences

62.Section 31 provides that it is an offence for a new landowner of land on which a registered common grazing is situated to fail to register the change of ownership of that land within one year of ownership being transferred. There is a further offence of failing at the end of each subsequent year to apply to register the transfer. The fine is up to level 3 on the standard scale.