Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016

124Review of small landholdings legislation

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(1)The Scottish Ministers must––

(a)review the legislation governing small landholdings, and

(b)lay a report of that review before the Scottish Parliament no later than 31 March 2017.

(2)The Scottish Ministers must, in carrying out the review under subsection (1), consult—

(a)small landholders, and

(b)such other persons as they consider appropriate.

(3)In this section, a “small landholding” is a landholding the tenancy of which is one to which––

(a)section 32 of the Small Landholders (Scotland) Act 1911 applies, or

(b)any of the provisions of the Small Landholders (Scotland) Acts 1886 to 1931 applies,

and “small landholders” is to be construed accordingly.