6. The Scottish Ministers shall not approve an application which relates to land, possession of which was obtained from a tenant of that land by means of–
(a)a notice to quit to which section 22(2)(b) of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991(1) applied;
(b)a notice to quit in respect of which a counter notice could have been served under section 22(1) of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 unless–
(i)no such counter notice was served; or
(ii)the Scottish Land Court consented to the operation of the notice to quit on the grounds set out in section 24(1)(d) of that Act (with or without other grounds);
(c)an authorisation given by the Scottish Land Court under section 20(1) of the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993 to resume a croft or part of a croft;
(d)an authorisation given by the Scottish Land Court under section 20(4) of the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993 to resume any land forming part of a common grazing; or
(e)a notice served pursuant to a resumption clause in a lease.