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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/2/section/19/2016-04-15</dc:identifier><dc:title>Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003</dc:title><dc:description>An Act of the Scottish Parliament to establish statutory public rights of access to land for recreational and other purposes, and to extend some of the provisions for that purpose to rights of way and other rights; to make provision under which bodies representing rural and crofting communities may buy the land with which those communities have a connection; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2024-05-15</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2016-04-15</dct:valid>
					
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