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Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016

Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016

2016 asp 18

Commentary on Sections

Part 10 – Agricultural Holdings

Chapter 6 – Assignation of and Succession to Agricultural Tenancies
Succession
Section 108 – Limited duration tenancies, modern limited duration tenancies and repairing tenancies: succession

620.Section 108 outlines the provisions for succession to LDTs, MLDTs and repairing tenancies.

621.Subsection (1) amends section 16 of the Succession (Scotland) Act 1964 to make provision for the new letting vehicles, MLDTs and repairing tenancies.

622.Subsection (3) amends section 21 of the 2003 Act, making provision for MLDTs and repairing tenancies by inserting a new subsection (1A) which expands the class of persons who are entitled to be the beneficiary of a bequest of an LDT, an MLDT or a repairing tenancy.

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