The Right to Buy Land to Further Sustainable Development (Applications, Written Requests, Ballots and Compensation) (Scotland) Regulations 2020
PART 1
Introductory
1
Citation, commencement and interpretation
PART 2
Applications under section 54 of the Act
2
Application for consent of the Scottish Ministers
3
Specifications for maps, plans or other drawings relating to land or tenant’s interest
4
Manner in which application for consent must be publicly notified
PART 3
Written request to an owner or tenant under section 56 of the Act
5
Written request to an owner or tenant under section 56 of the Act
6
Response from the owner of the land
7
Circumstances in which the owner of the land is taken not to have responded or agreed to the request
PART 4
Ballot for the purpose of section 57 of the Act
Conduct of ballot
8
Conduct of ballot
9
Proxy votes
Ballot result
10
Observer of ballot result
11
Publication of ballot result
12
Form of return to the Scottish Ministers of the ballot result
Requirement to retain and share ballot information
13
Retention and provision of information by the Part 5 community body
Reimbursement of expense of conducting a ballot
14
Application for reimbursement
15
Information to be included in application for reimbursement
16
Request for further information before making decision
17
Decision of the Scottish Ministers on application for reimbursement
18
Appeal against the Scottish Ministers’ decision under regulation 17
PART 5
Compensation
19
Procedure for claiming compensation
20
Grant towards liability for compensation
SCHEDULE 1
APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO EXERCISE RIGHT TO BUY
SCHEDULE 2
FORM OF WRITTEN REQUEST TO OWNER OF THE LAND OR TENANT WITH TENANT’S INTEREST AND RESPONSE FROM OWNER
SCHEDULE 3
PUBLICATION OF BALLOT RESULT
SCHEDULE 4
NOTICE TO MINISTERS OF BALLOT RESULT AND DECLARATION BY OBSERVER
SCHEDULE 5
APPLICATION FOR GRANT TOWARDS LIABILITY TO PAY COMPENSATION
2020 No. 21

Land Reform

The Right to Buy Land to Further Sustainable Development (Applications, Written Requests, Ballots and Compensation) (Scotland) 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 on them by sections 54(5)(a) and (c), 55(4), 56(9), 57(2) and (8), 67(5) and 68(6) of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
2016 asp 18.