Scottish Statutory Instruments
2021 No. 386
Lands Tribunal
The Lands Tribunal for Scotland (Miscellaneous Amendments) Amendment Rules 2021
Made 29th October 2021
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 2nd November 2021
Coming into force 31st March 2022

The Scottish Ministers make the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(6) and (12)(e) of the Lands Tribunal Act 1949 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
1949 c. 42. Section 3 was relevantly amended by section 50(2) of the Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970 (c. 35), S.I. 1972/2002 and S.I. 2009/1307. The functions of the Lord Advocate were transferred to the Secretary of State by S.I. 1999/678 and to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46). The requirement to obtain Treasury consent was removed by section 55 of that Act.

Citation and commencement
1. These Rules may be cited as the Lands Tribunal for Scotland (Miscellaneous Amendments) Amendment Rules 2021 and come into force on 31 March 2022.

Amendment of the Lands Tribunal for Scotland (Miscellaneous Amendments Rules 2020
2. (1) The Lands Tribunal for Scotland (Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules 2020 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
S.S.I. 2020/433.
(2) In rule 2, for “40” substitute “43”.
(3) In the schedule, in the first column, for “41” substitute “44”.
MAIRI McALLAN
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
29th October 2021

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules amend the Lands Tribunal for Scotland (Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules 2020 (the “2020 Rules”).
The 2020 Rules amend the Lands Tribunal for Scotland Rules 1971 (the “1971 Rules”) to provide for the payment of fees for an application to the Tribunal under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land) Regulations 2021.
These Rules amend the 2020 Rules with the effect of ensuring that the provisions they insert into the 1971 Rules are numbered consecutively.
A Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment has not been provided for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.