The Community Right to Buy (Abandoned, Neglected or Detrimental Land) (Applications, Ballots and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2018

PART 2 Applications under section 97G of the Act

Form of application for consent of Ministers

2.  For the purposes of section 97G of the Act (right to buy: application for consent), an application by a Part 3A community body must—(1)

(a) be made in the form specified in schedule 1; and

(b) include or be accompanied by information of the kind specified in that schedule.

Specifications for maps, plans or other drawings relating to land

3.  A map, plan or other drawing that is referred to in schedule 1 must—

(a) be drawn to a metric scale corresponding to a scale used by the Ordnance Survey for that land;

(b) be taxative and not demonstrative only;

(c) show the compass orientation of north;

(d) contain map grid reference numbers and sufficient surrounding details (fences, houses etc.) to enable the position of the land to be fixed accurately;

(e) show the boundaries of the land; and

(f) where measurements are given, give those measurements to one decimal place.

Manner in which application for consent must be publicly notified

4.  Ministers must give public notice of an application as required by section 97G(11) of the Act by way of an advertisement in one or both of the following:—

(a) a digital or paper edition of a newspaper circulating in the area where the community is located;

(b) a publicly accessible webpage or website maintained by Ministers for purposes which include making available for inspection any public notice of an application for consent under this regulation.

Notification of Ministers’ decision on application

5.  For the purposes of section 97M(1) of the Act (notification of Ministers’ decision on application), the form of written notice of Ministers’ decision on an application under section 97G is specified in schedule 2.