Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016

31Enforcement powersS
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(1)The Tenant Farming Commissioner may at any time during an inquiry into a breach of a code of practice require any person to provide such information as the Commissioner considers appropriate for the purposes of the inquiry.

(2)The Tenant Farming Commissioner may by serving notice in writing impose a monetary penalty (a “non-compliance penalty”) on a person for failing to comply with a requirement under—

(a)section 30(4)(c),

(b)subsection (1).

(3)The amount of a non-compliance penalty is to be determined by the Tenant Farming Commissioner, but must not exceed £1000.

(4)A non-compliance penalty must be paid to the Commission.

(5)The Commission may recover any non-compliance penalty as a civil debt.

Commencement Information

I1S. 31 in force at 1.4.2017 by S.S.I. 2016/250, reg. 2(3), sch. 2