PART 3 Management of land by Scottish Ministers

Acquisition and disposal of land

20 Power to dispose of land
(1) The Scottish Ministers may, if they consider it appropriate to do so, dispose of land mentioned in subsection (2).
(2) The land is—
(a) land in the national forest estate,
(b) land within the meaning of section 12(1)(b)(i),
(c) land within the meaning of section 15(2)(b)(i).
(3) The Scottish Ministers must ensure that any funds received by them as a result of the disposal of land under subsection (1) are—
(a) separately recorded, and
(b) used by them solely for the purposes of or in connection with the carrying out of their functions under this Act.
(4) In subsection (1), “dispose of land” includes—
(a) the sale, gift or lease of the land,
(b) the grant of any right or interest in or over the land.
S. 20 in force at 1.4.2019 by S.S.I. 2019/47, reg. 2 (with regs. 3-22)