Scottish Statutory Instruments
2018 No. 99 (C. 9)
Land Reform
The Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 7) Regulations 2018
Made 20th March 2018
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 22nd March 2018
Coming into force 23rd April 2018

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 130(2) of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016.
2016 asp 18.

Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 7) Regulations 2018 and come into force on 23rd April 2018.

Appointed day
2. 23rd April 2018 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 52 (register of applications by community bodies to buy land) of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016, but only for the purpose of making regulations under section 52(10)(b) of that Act.
ROSEANNA CUNNINGHAM
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
20th March 2018

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make provision in relation to bringing into force section 52 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (“the Act”).
Regulation 2 appoints 23rd April 2018 for the coming into force of section 52 for the limited purpose of making regulations under section 52(10)(b).
The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 22nd April 2016. Sections 125 to 127, 130 and 131 came into force on 23rd April 2016.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The following provisions of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 have been brought into force by commencement regulations made before the date of these Regulations.
Provisions of the Act	Date of Commencement	Instrument No.
Section 1	1st October 2016	S.S.I. 2016/193
Section 2	1st October 2016	S.S.I. 2016/193
Section 3	1st October 2017	S.S.I. 2016/193
Section 4(1) to (5)	1st November 2016	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 4(6) to (8)	1st April 2017	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 5	1st November 2016	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 6	1st April 2017	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 7	1st November 2016	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 8	1st April 2017	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 9	1st April 2017	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 10	1st November 2016	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 11	1st November 2016	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 12(1), (2), (3)(a), (4) and (5)	1st November 2016	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 12(3)(b) (partially)	1st November 2016	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 13	1st November 2016	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 14	1st November 2016	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 15	1st November 2016	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 16	1st November 2016	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 17	1st November 2016	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 18	1st November 2016	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 19	1st November 2016	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 20	1st November 2016	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 21(1) and (2)	1st November 2016	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 21(3)	1st April 2017	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 22(1), (2), (3)(a)(ii) and (iii) and (b), (4) and (5)	1st April 2017	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 22(3)(a)(i)	1st October 2017	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 23	1st April 2017	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 24	1st April 2017	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 25	1st April 2017	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 26	1st April 2017	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 27(1), (2)(a) to (f) and (h) to (i) and (3) to (9)	1st April 2017	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 28	1st April 2017	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 29	1st April 2017	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 30	1st April 2017	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 31	1st April 2017	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 32	1st April 2017	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 33	1st April 2017	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 34	1st April 2017	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 35	1st April 2017	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 36	1st April 2017	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 37	1st April 2017	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 38	1st April 2017	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 44	1st November 2016	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 74	28th June 2016	S.S.I. 2016/193
Section 75	28th June 2016	S.S.I. 2016/193
Section 76	28th June 2016	S.S.I. 2016/193
Section 77	28th June 2016	S.S.I. 2016/193
Section 78	28th June 2016	S.S.I. 2016/193
Section 79	28th June 2016	S.S.I. 2016/193
Section 80	28th June 2016	S.S.I. 2016/193
Section 81	28th June 2016	S.S.I. 2016/193
Section 82	28th June 2016	S.S.I. 2016/193
Section 83	31st December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/372
Section 84	31st December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/372
Section 85(1) and (3) (partially)	23rd December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 85 (in so far as not already in force)	30th November 2017	S.S.I. 2017/299
Section 86	30th November 2017	S.S.I. 2017/299
Section 87	30th November 2017	S.S.I. 2017/299
Section 88	30th November 2017	S.S.I. 2017/299
Section 89 (partially)	23rd December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 89 (in so far as not already in force)	30th November 2017	S.S.I. 2017/299
Section 90	30th November 2017	S.S.I. 2017/299
Section 91	30th November 2017	S.S.I. 2017/299
Section 92 (partially)	23rd December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 98 (partially)	23rd December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 100 (partially)	23rd December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 101 (partially)	23rd December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 102 (partially)	23rd December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 103	23rd December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 104	23rd December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 105	30th November 2017	S.S.I. 2017/299
Section 107	23rd December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 108(2) and (3)(a)(ii) and (b)	23rd December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 108 (in so far as not already in force)	30th November 2017	S.S.I. 2017/299
Section 109	23rd December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 110 (partially)	23rd December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 111(2) and (4) (partially)	23rd December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 112	13th June 2017	S.S.I 2017/20
Section 113	13th June 2017	S.S.I 2017/20
Section 114	13th June 2017	S.S.I 2017/20
Section 115	13th June 2017	S.S.I 2017/20
Section 116	13th June 2017	S.S.I 2017/20
Section 117	13th June 2017	S.S.I 2017/20
Section 118	13th June 2017	S.S.I 2017/20
Section 119	23rd December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 120	23rd December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 121	23rd December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 122	23rd December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 123	23rd December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 124	23rd December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 129(2) and schedule 2 so far as they relate to paragraphs 1 to 6, 7(2) to (16)(a) and (17) to (28) and (30)(a), 8 and 9 of schedule 2	30th November 2017	S.S.I. 2017/299
Section 129(2) and schedule 2 so far as they relate to paragraph 7(1) of schedule 2 (partially)	23rd December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 129(2) and schedule 2 so far as they relate to paragraph 7(1) of schedule 2 (partially)	30th November 2017	S.S.I. 2017/299
Section 129(2) and schedule 2 so far as they relate to paragraphs 7(16)(b) and 14 to 19 of schedule 2	23rd December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 129(2) and schedule 2 so far as they relate to paragraph 7(29) and (30)(b) of schedule 2 (partially)	23rd December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/365