Explanatory Notes

Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015

2015 asp 6

24 July 2015

Commentary on Sections

Part 5:  Asset transfer requests

Regulations

330.A community transfer body may need more information about the property before determining the purchase price, level of rent or other terms and conditions to be proposed. The Scottish Ministers may make regulations under section 81 about asset transfer requests. These may include, under subsection (3), details of how a community transfer body can request such information and how a relevant authority is to respond. Regulations under subsection (2) may also specify how asset transfer requests are to be made, additional information to be included in them, and the procedure to be followed by a relevant authority in relation to requests. They may also include requirements to publish the fact that a request is being made, and to notify specified people about them.