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the words from “(ii)” to the end of the paragraph are repealed, and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paragraph (f) is repealed.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