Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 6)

PART 4 S COMMUNITY RIGHTS TO BUY LAND

Modifications of Part 2 of Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 S

55 Notification of application under section 57 of the 2003 Act S

In section 57 of the 2003 Act (powers of Lands Tribunal in event of failure or delay), after subsection (5), insert—

“(6) Where an application under subsection (1) is made by the owner of the land or the community body, the owner or, as the case may be, the community body must, within 7 days of the date on which the application is made, notify Ministers in writing of—

(a) the making of the application, and

(b) the date of making the application.

(7) Failure to comply with the requirement in subsection (2) to send a copy of the order made under that subsection, or with subsection (6), has no effect on—

(a) the community body's right to buy the land, or

(b) the validity of the application under subsection (1).”.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 55 in force at 15.4.2016 by S.S.I. 2015/399, art. 2, Sch. (with art. 3)