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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/17/section/24</dc:identifier><dc:title>Crofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026</dc:title><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-06-12</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2026-05-19</dct:valid>
					
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<Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-db817ac482cb014da8735a9eb2344d37"/>24</Pnumber>
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<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
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<Text>The 1993 Act is modified as follows.</Text>
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<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
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<Text>After section 47, insert—</Text>
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<Pnumber>47A</Pnumber>
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<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
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<Text>A relevant person may appeal to the Land Court against a decision of the Commission under section 47(8) to—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>remove either (or both)—</Text>
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<Pnumber>i</Pnumber>
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<Text>any or all of the members of a grazings committee,</Text>
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<P4>
<Pnumber>ii</Pnumber>
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<Text>the grazings clerk (within the meaning given in section 47(6A)) of the committee, or</Text>
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<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
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<Text>appoint or provide for the appointment of other persons in their place.</Text>
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<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
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<Text>An appeal under subsection (1) must be made before the expiry of the period of 42 days beginning with the day on which the decision is made.</Text>
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<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
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<Text>An appeal under <InternalLink Ref="p02968">subsection (1)</InternalLink> may be made only on one or more of the following grounds—</Text>
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<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
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<Text>that the Commission erred in law,</Text>
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<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
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<Text>that the Commission made a finding as to a fact material to the decision but did not have sufficient evidence on which to base that finding,</Text>
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<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
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<Text>that the Commission acted contrary to natural justice,</Text>
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<Pnumber>d</Pnumber>
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<Text>that the Commission took into account certain irrelevant or immaterial considerations,</Text>
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<Pnumber>e</Pnumber>
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<Text>that the Commission failed to take into account certain relevant or material considerations,</Text>
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<Pnumber>f</Pnumber>
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<Text>that the Commission exercised their discretion in an unreasonable manner.</Text>
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<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
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<Text>In an appeal under this section, the Land Court may—</Text>
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<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
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<Text>confirm or revoke the decision,</Text>
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<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
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<Text>direct the Commission to make a different decision, or</Text>
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<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
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<Text>remit the case to the Commission without so directing them.</Text>
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<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
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<Text>The Commission must give effect to the decision of the Land Court on an appeal under this section.</Text>
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<P2>
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
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<Text>In this section, a “<Term>relevant person</Term>” means a person who—</Text>
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<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
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<Text>either (or both)—</Text>
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<Pnumber>i</Pnumber>
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<Text>is a member of the grazing committee to which the decision of the Commission relates,</Text>
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<Pnumber>ii</Pnumber>
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<Text>is the grazings clerk of that committee, or</Text>
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<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
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<Text>would have been a person mentioned in <InternalLink Ref="p03044">paragraph (a)</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="p03047">(i)</InternalLink> or <InternalLink Ref="p03051">(ii)</InternalLink>, but for the decision of the Commission.</Text>
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