Scottish Statutory Instruments
2020 No. 20 (C. 1)
Land Reform
The Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 10) Regulations 2020
Made 5th February 2020
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 7th February 2020
Coming into force 26th April 2020

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. 10) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 26 April 2020.

Appointed day
2. The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 specified in column 1 of the table in the schedule (the subject-matter of which is specified in column 2 of that table) is 26 April 2020.
ROSEANNA CUNNINGHAM
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
5th February 2020
SCHEDULE
Column 1 Provisions of the 2016 Act	Column 2 Subject-matter
Section 45	Meaning of “land”
Section 46	Eligible land
Section 47	Eligible land: salmon fishings and mineral rights
Section 48	Eligible land: tenant’s interests
Section 49	Part 5 community bodies
Section 50	Provisions supplementary to section 49
Section 51	Interpretation of Part 5
Section 52(2) to (9)	Register of Applications by Community Bodies to Buy Land
Section 54	Right to buy: application for consent
Section 55	Right to buy: application procedure
Section 56	Right to buy: Ministers’ decision on application
Section 57	Ballot to indicate approval for purposes of section 56
Section 58	Right to buy same land exercisable by only one Part 5 community body
Section 59	Consent conditions
Section 60	Notification of Ministers’ decision on application
Section 61	Effect of Ministers’ decision on right to buy
Section 62	Confirmation of intention to proceed with purchase and withdrawal
Section 63	Completion of purchase
Section 64	Completion of transfer
Section 65	Assessment of value of land etc.
Section 66	Acquisition of interest of tenant over land: allocation of rents etc.
Section 67	Compensation
Section 68	Grants towards liabilities to pay compensation
Section 69	Appeals to sheriff
Section 70	Appeals to Lands Tribunal: valuation
Section 71	Reference to Lands Tribunal of questions on applications
Section 72	Agreement as to matters appealed
Section 73	Mediation
Regulation 2

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations bring into force certain provisions of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (“the 2016 Act”).
Regulation 2 appoints 26 April 2020 for the coming into force of the provisions specified in column 1 of the schedule of these Regulations.
The Bill for the 2016 Act received Royal Assent on 22 April 2016. Sections 125 to 127 and 131 came into force the following day.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Provision of the 2016 Act	Date of Commencement	Instrument No.
Sections 1 and 2	1 October 2016	S.S.I. 2016/193
Section 3	1 October 2017	S.S.I. 2016/193
Section 4(1) to (5)	1 November 2016	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 4(6) to (8)	1 April 2017	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 5	1 November 2016	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 6	1 April 2017	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 7	1 November 2016	S.S.I. 2016/250
Sections 8 and 9	1 April 2017	S.S.I. 2016/250
Sections 10, 11, and 12(1), (2), (3)(a), (4) and (5)	1 November 2016	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 12(3)(b) (partially)	1 November 2016	S.S.I. 2016/250
Sections 13 to 20	1 November 2016	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 21(1) and (2)	1 November 2016	S.S.I. 2016/250
Sections 21(3), and 22(1), (2), (3)(a)(ii) and (iii) and (b), (4) and (5)	1 April 2017	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 22(3)(a)(i)	1 October 2017	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 23 to 26	1 April 2017	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 27(1), (2)(a) to (f) and (h) to (i) and (3) to (9)	1 April 2017	S.S.I. 2016/250
Sections 28 to 38	1 April 2017	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 39 (partially)	17 May 2018	S.S.I. 2018/138
Section 40 (partially)	17 May 2018	S.S.I. 2018/138
Section 40 (for all remaining purposes)	10 January 2020	S.S.I. 2019/420
Section 41	17 May 2018	S.S.I. 2018/138
Section 42 (partially)	17 May 2018	S.S.I. 2018/138
Section 42 (for all remaining purposes)	10 January 2020	S.S.I. 2019/420
Section 44	1 November 2016	S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 52 (partially)	23 April 2018	S.S.I. 2018/99
Section 52(1), (10)(a), (10)(c), (11), (12) and (13)	27 June 2018	S.S.I. 2018/138
Section 52(10)(b) (so far as it is not already in force)	27 June 2018	S.S.I. 2018/138
Section 53	27 June 2018	S.S.I. 2018/138
Sections 74 to 82	28 June 2016	S.S.I. 2016/193
Sections 83 and 84	31 December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/372
Section 85(1) and (3) (partially)	23 December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 85 (for all remaining purposes)	30 November 2017	S.S.I. 2017/299
Section 86 to 88	30 November 2017	S.S.I. 2017/299
Section 89 (partially)	23 December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 89 (for all remaining purposes)	30 November 2017	S.S.I. 2017/299
Sections 90 and 91	30 November 2017	S.S.I. 2017/299
Section 92 (partially)	23 December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 98 (partially)	23 December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 100(partially)	23 December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 101(partially)	23 December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 102 (partially)	23 December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 103 and 104	23 December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 105	30 November 2017	S.S.I. 2017/299
Sections 107 and, 108(2) and (3)(a)(ii) and (b)	23 December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 108 (for all remaining purposes)	30 November 2017	S.S.I. 2017/299
Section 109	23 December 2017	S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 110 (partially)	23 December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 111(2) and (4) (partially)	23 December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 112 to 118	13 June 2017	S.S.I. 2017/20
Section 119 to 124	23 December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 129(1) and schedule 1	27 June 2018	S.S.I. 2018/138
Section 129(2) and schedule 2 so far as they relate to paragraphs 1 to 6, 8 and 9 of schedule 2	30 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)	23 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	30 November 2017	S.S.I. 2017/299
Section 129(2) and schedule 2 so far as they relate to paragraph 7(2) to (16)(a) and (17) to (28) and (30)(a) of schedule 2	30 November 2017	S.S.I. 2017/299
Section 129(2) and schedule 2 so far as they relate to paragraph 7(16)(b) and (14) to (19) of schedule 2	23 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)	23 December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/365