EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make provision for an additional modification of an enactment in consequence of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016.

Regulation 2 modifies the Organic Aid (Scotland) Regulations 1994.

Regulation 3(1)(a) and (b) makes saving provision so that the modification made by regulation 2 does not apply in respect of bequests made before that modification comes into force.

Regulation 3(1)(c) and (2) makes saving provision so that the modification made by regulation 2 does not apply to the succession to an agricultural holding, a short limited duration tenancy, or a limited duration tenancy where the deceased died before 23rd December 2016 and at the time of death had not made a will or other testamentary writing which bequeathed the lease.