Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2025

12 Duty to publish model lease for hutting

(1) The Scottish Ministers are to make publicly available a model lease designed for letting public land so that it can be used for the purpose of building or occupying huts.

(2) The Scottish Ministers must fulfil their duty under this section before the end of the period of 3 years beginning with the day that the Bill for this Act receives Royal Assent.

(3) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations modify subsection (2) to change the date by which their duty under this section is to be fulfilled.

(4) For the purpose of this section, a hut—

(a) is a simple building used intermittently as recreational accommodation,

(b) has an internal floor area of no more than 30 square metres,

(c) is constructed from low impact materials,

(d) is generally not connected to mains water, electricity or sewerage,

(e) is built in such a way that it is removable with little or no trace at the end of its life.