Part 3A

Community right to buy abandoned, neglected or detrimental land

Provisions supplementary to section 97D
97E
1
A Part 3A community body—
a
which has bought land under this Part, any part of which remains in its ownership, and
b
which modifies its memorandum, articles of association, constitution or registered rules (as defined in section 97D(12)),
must, as soon as possible after such modification, notify the Scottish Ministers in writing of the modification.
2
If Ministers are satisfied that a Part 3A community body which has, under this Part, bought land would, had it not so bought that land, no longer be entitled to do so, they may acquire the land compulsorily.
3
Subsection (2) does not apply if the Part 3A community body would no longer be entitled to buy the land because the land is not eligible for the purposes of this Part.
4
Where the power conferred by subsection (2) is (or is to be) exercised in relation to land, Ministers may make an order relating to, or to matters connected with, the acquisition of the land.
5
An order under subsection (4) may—
a
apply, modify or exclude any enactment which relates to any matter as to which an order could be made under that subsection,
b
make such modifications of enactments as appear to Ministers to be necessary or expedient in consequence of any provision of the order or otherwise in connection with the order.
Pt. 3A inserted (30.6.2017 for specified purposes, 27.6.2018 in so far as not already in force) by Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 6), ss. 74, 142(1); S.S.I. 2017/192, art. 2; S.S.I. 2018/139, art. 2(a)
S. 97E(1) substituted (27.6.2018) by Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 18), s. 130(1), sch. 1 para. 1(5) (with s. 128); S.S.I. 2018/138, art. 3, sch. 2