Draft Order laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 98(5) of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

2006 No.

LAND REFORM

The Community Right to Buy (Definition of Excluded Land) (Scotland) Order 2006

Made

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(1)

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 33(2) of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 20031, hereby make the following Order, a draft of which has, in accordance with section 98(5) of that Act, been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament:

Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the Community Right to Buy (Definition of Excluded Land) (Scotland) Order 2006 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

2

In this Order “the Act” means the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003.

Excluded land2

1

There is designated as excluded land for the purposes of section 33 of the Act, the land comprising the settlements listed in the Schedule to this Order.

2

The boundaries of the settlements specified in the Schedule to this Order are the boundaries which are delineated on the maps entitled “The Community Right to Buy (Definition of Excluded Land) (Scotland) Order 2006: Definitive Maps”2.

3

Foreshore which is adjacent to the settlements specified in the Schedule to this Order is excluded land for the purposes of section 33 of the Act.

Revocation3

The Community Right to Buy (Definition of Excluded Land) (Scotland) Order 20043 is revoked.

Authorised to sign by the Scottish MinistersPentland House,Edinburgh

SCHEDULE

Article 2

NAME

NAME

Aberdeen

Glenrothes

Alloa

Greenock

Arbroath

Hamilton

Ardrossan

Hawick

Ayr

Helensburgh

Bathgate

Inverness

Bo'ness

Inverurie

Bonnybridge

Irvine

Broxburn

Kilmarnock

Buckhaven

Kilwinning

Carluke

Kirkcaldy

Carnoustie

Kirkintilloch

Cowdenbeath

Largs

Cumbernauld

Larkhall

Dalkeith

Linlithgow

Dumbarton

Livingston

Dumfries

Montrose

Dundee

Penicuik

Dunfermline

Perth

East Kilbride

Peterhead

Edinburgh

St Andrews

Elgin

Stirling

Erskine

Stonehaven

Falkirk

Stranraer

Forfar

Troon

Fraserburgh

Westhill (Aberdeenshire)

Galashiels

Whitburn

Glasgow

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates what is “excluded land” for the purposes of section 33 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 (“the Act”).

Article 2(1) and (2) designates as “excluded land” the settlements listed in the Schedule to the Order. The boundaries of the settlements are delineated on maps known as “The Community Right to Buy (Definition of Excluded Land) (Scotland) Order 2006: Definitive Maps”. The effect of a settlement being so designated is that a community body (as defined in section 34 of the Act) is not permitted to register an interest in the Register of Community Interests in Land in any land forming part of the settlement.

Article 2(3) makes clear that foreshore which is adjacent to any settlement listed in the Schedule to the Order is excluded land.

Copies of the designated maps are available for public inspection free of charge during opening hours, as displayed at the following locations:–

a

the Scottish Executive Library, Saughton House, Broomhouse Drive, Edinburgh, EH11 3XD;

b

the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department, Pentland House, 47 Robb’s Loan, Edinburgh, EH14 4TY (Tel: 0131 244 6003); and

c

the Agricultural Area Offices specified in the following table;

Area Office

Address

Tel.No.

Ayr

Russell House, King Street, Ayr, KA8 0BE

01292 610188

Dumfries

Government Buildings, 161 Brooms Road, Dumfries, DG1 3ES

01387 274400

Elgin

32 Reidhaven Street, Elgin, IV30 1VE

01343 547514

Galashiels

Cotgreen Road, Tweedbank, Galashiels, TD1 3SG

01896 892400

Hamilton

Cadzow Court, 3 Wellhall Road, Hamilton, ML3 9BG

01698 281166

Inverness

28 Longman Road, Inverness, IV1 1SF

01463 234141

Perth

Broxden Business Park, Lamberkine Drive, Perth, PH1 1RZ

01738 602000

Thainstone

Thainstone Court, Inverurie, AB51 5YA

01467 626222

Note: Agricultural Area Offices only hold copies of maps relevant to their areas. Copies of these maps are not available at other Agricultural Area Offices as these areas contain no settlements.