These Regulations make amendments to the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 6, Transitory and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2017 (“the first principal instrument”) and the Agricultural Holdings (Modern Limited Duration Tenancies and Consequential etc. Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (“the second principal instrument”). These Regulations come into force on 30th November 2017, which is the same day that the first principal instrument and the second principal instrument come into force.

Regulation 3 corrects the definition of “limited duration tenancy” in regulation 1(2) of the first principal instrument. Prior to this correction, the definition of “limited duration tenancy” incorrectly cross-referenced to the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (“the 2016 Act”) whereas it should have cross-referenced to the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003.

The first principal instrument brings into force particular provisions of the 2016 Act relating to a new type of agricultural tenancy to be known as a “modern limited duration tenancy” (“MLDT”). Certain of those provisions being commenced insert references to MLDTs into various enactments, but also insert into those same enactments references to an another new type of agricultural tenancy to be known as a “repairing tenancy”. The provisions of the 2016 Act relating to repairing tenancies are not yet in force. Therefore it is necessary to make provision on a transitory basis to require the references to repairing tenancies in those enactments to be read as if they were omitted until such time as the provisions of the 2016 Act relating to repairing tenancies come into force. Regulations 5 to 14 of the first principal instrument make such provision. Regulation 4 of these Regulations substitutes new provisions for regulations 5 to 14 of the first principal instrument.

Regulations 6 and 7 make similar provision in respect of paragraphs 2, 3, 5 and 6 of schedule 2 of the second principal instrument. Schedule 1 of the second principal instrument inserts references to MLDTs and repairing tenancies into various instruments in consequence of the provisions of the 2016 Act which are being brought into force by the first principal instrument. Paragraphs 2, 3, 5 and 6 of schedule 2 of the second principal instrument make provision on a transitory basis to require the references to repairing tenancies in those instruments being modified to be read as if they were omitted until such time as the provisions of the 2016 Act relating to repairing tenancies come into force. Regulations 6 and 7 of these Regulations substitute new provisions for regulations 2, 3, 5 and 6 of schedule 2 of the second principal instrument.