PART 4COMMUNITY RIGHTS TO BUY LAND

Modifications of Part 3 of Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003

I1I264Application: information about rights and interest in land

1

Section 73 of the 2003 Act (application by crofting community body for consent to buy croft land etc.) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (5)—

a

after “form”, insert “ , shall specify the persons mentioned in subsection (5ZA) ”,

b

in paragraph (b)—

i

in sub-paragraph (i), after “application”, insert “ known to the crofting community body ”, and

ii

the words from “(ii)” to the end of the paragraph are repealed, and

c

paragraph (f) is repealed.

3

After subsection (5), insert—

5ZA

The persons are—

a

the owner of the land,

b

any creditor in a standard security over the land or any part of it with a right to sell the land or any part of it,

c

the tenant of any tenancy of land over which the tenant has an interest,

d

the person entitled to any sporting interests,

in respect of which the right to buy is sought to be exercised.

4

After subsection (5A), insert––

5AA

Ministers may by regulations––

a

modify any of paragraphs (a) to (g) of subsection (5),

b

provide for any of those paragraphs not to apply in such cases or circumstances as may be specified in the regulations.

5

In subsection (11), for paragraphs (a) and (b), substitute “ in such manner as may be prescribed ”.