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<Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-720d72f9428ba91d06ab821b63db2993"/>61</Pnumber>
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<Text>The Scottish Ministers must, before the transfer of the competence and jurisdiction for the matters referred to paragraph 16 of schedule 1 (access rights) to the Court takes effect, give guidance, or update any guidance given, under section 27 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 so far as necessary to reflect the Court assuming that competence and jurisdiction.</Text>
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<Text>Subsections (4) to (6) of section 27 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 do not apply to the updating of any guidance given under that section to the extent required by this section.</Text>
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