Crofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026

Prospective

28Tenancies which cannot be private residential tenanciesS
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(1)The Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 is modified as follows.

(2)In schedule 1, after paragraph 4, insert—

4A(1)A tenancy cannot be a private residential tenancy if the let property includes a croft.

(2)For the purposes of this paragraph, “croft” means—

(a)a holding which is a croft within the meaning of section 3 of the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993,

(b)land or a holding in relation to which the Crofting Commission have made a determination under section 3A(1) of that Act or, as the case may be, section 3A(2) of that Act, to constitute the land or holding as a croft,

(c)a holding which is a croft within the meaning of section 3ZA of that Act..

Commencement Information

I1S. 28 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 66(2)