Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016

Mediation

73 Mediation

(1) The Scottish Ministers may, on being requested to do so by a person mentioned in subsection (2), take such steps as they consider appropriate for the purpose of arranging, or facilitating the arrangement of, mediation in relation to the proposed exercise of the right to buy land or a tenant’s interest under this Part.

(2) The persons are—

(a) the owner of the land,

(b) where the application is a request to buy a tenant’s interest, the tenant,

(c) 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,

(d) the Part 5 community body,

(e) where the application nominates a third party purchaser, the third party purchaser.

(3) The steps mentioned in subsection (1) include—

(a) appointing a mediator,

(b) making payments to mediators in respect of services provided,

(c) reimbursing reasonable expenses of mediators.