PART 1Introductory
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Community Right to Buy (Abandoned, Neglected or Detrimental Land) (Applications, Ballots and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2018 and come into force on 27th June 2018.
(2) In these Regulations, unless the context requires otherwise—
“the Act” means the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003;
“ballot deadline” has the meaning given in regulation 6(3)(b);
“charity number” means the number used by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator to identify a charity that is registered on the Scottish Charity Register in accordance with the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005(1);
“company number” means the unique number allocated to every company, known as the company’s registered number, in accordance with section 1066 of the Companies Act 2006 (company’s registered numbers)(2);
“constitution” has the meaning given in section 50 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 (constitution and powers)(3);
“Part 3A community body” means a Part 3A community body within the meaning given in section 97D(1) of the Act (part 3A community bodies);
“registered rules” has the meaning given by section 149 of the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 (interpretation of act)(4); and
“registration number” means a number attributed to a community benefit society when it is registered under section 3 of the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 (registration).