The Croft House Grant (Scotland) Regulations 2016

Conditions of grant

4.—(1) The dwelling-house must be occupied as an only or principal home by—

(a) a crofter;

(b) a cottar;

(c) an owner-occupier crofter; or

(d) a member of the family of a person in sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c).

(2) The dwelling-house must be maintained in a good state of repair.

(3) The dwelling-house must be kept insured against destruction and damage for a sum of not less than the amount of the grant.

(4) Before any of the steps in paragraph (5) is taken in relation to the dwelling-house, the person mentioned in paragraph (6) must—

(a) inform the Scottish Ministers of the proposed step in writing;

(b) provide the name and address of any proposed new tenant or owner; and

(c) obtain the prior written consent of the Scottish Ministers to the proposed step.

(5) The steps are—

(a) renunciation, assignation or sub-lease of the tenancy;

(b) sale; or

(c) lease.

(6) The person is—

(a) in the case of a dwelling-house that is part of, or relates to, a croft—

(i) the crofter or owner-occupier crofter for the time being; or

(ii) any assignee or transferee of that person’s interest in the dwelling-house; and

(b) in the case of a dwelling-house that is part of, or relates to, the holding occupied by a cottar—

(i) the cottar for the time being; or

(ii) any assignee or transferee of that person’s interest in the dwelling-house.