Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 2)

Part 2 S The community right to buy

Chapter 4 S Procedure after activation of right to buy

53 Provisions supplementary to section 51: salmon fishings and minerals S

Where the land in which a community interest has been registered is salmon fishings or mineral rights, Ministers shall not consent under section 51(1) above to the exercise of the right to buy unless they are (additionally to the matters as to which they are to be satisfied under section 51(3) above) satisfied that—

(a) the salmon fishings are in waters which are within or contiguous to;

(b) where in separate ownership from the land, the mineral rights are exercisable within,

land which the community body is, at the same time, exercising its right to buy or already owns.