Explanatory Notes

Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015

2015 asp 6

24 July 2015

Commentary on Sections

Part 4: Community rights to buy land

Modifications of Part 3 of Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003): the crofting community right to buy

Criteria for consent by Ministers

160.Section 65 of the Act amends the criteria which must be satisfied in section 74(1) of the 2003 Act in order for Ministers to consent to a Part 3 application. The additional criteria in section 74(1) are that Ministers may only consent to an application if the persons listed in section 73(5ZA) are correctly identified in the application.