Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016

114 Amnesty notice

(1) A notice given in accordance with this section is an “amnesty notice”.

(2) An amnesty notice must be in writing and given to the landlord within the amnesty period.

(3) An amnesty notice must be dated and state the following—

(a) the names and designations of the landlord and the tenant,

(b) the name (if any) and the address or such other description of the holding as will identify it,

(c) details of the relevant improvement, including the manner in which the improvement was carried out,

(d) the tenant’s reasons as to why it is fair and equitable for compensation to be payable for the improvement on the tenant quitting the holding at the termination of the tenancy.

(4) Section 84(4) of the 1991 Act applies to the giving of an amnesty notice as it applies to the giving of a notice under that Act.

(5) In this Chapter the “holding”, in the case of a short limited duration tenancy, limited duration tenancy or modern limited duration tenancy, means the land comprised in the lease.