http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1973/56/section/51Land Compensation (Scotland) Act 1973An Act to re-enact in the form in which they apply to Scotland the provisions of the Land Compensation Act 1973.1981-06-01texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-17Expert Participation2017-12-28 Part IV511Where an acquiring authority serve notice of entry under paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947 or paragraph 15 of Schedule 15 to the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 on the person in occupation of an agricultural holding, being a person having no greater interest therein than as tenant for a year or from year to year, and the notice relates to part only of that holding, the person on whom the notice is served (hereafter referred to as “the claimant”) may, within the period of two months beginning with the date of service of the notice of entry, serve on the the acquiring authority a counter-notice—aclaiming that the remainder of the holding is not reasonably capable of being farmed, either by itself or in conjunction with other relevant land, as a separate agricultural unit; andbelecting to treat the notice of entry as a notice relating to the entire holding.2Where a counter-notice is served under subsection (1) above the claimant shall also, within the period mentioned in that subsection, serve a copy thereof on the landlord of the holding, but failure to comply with this subsection shall not invalidate the counter-notice.3Subject to subsection (4) below, “other relevant land” in subsection (1) above means—aland comprised in the same agricultural unit as the agricultural holding; andbland comprised in any other agricultural unit occupied by the claimant on the date of service of the notice of entry, being land in respect of which he is then entitled to a greater interest than as tenant for a year or from year to year.4Where an acquiring authority have served a notice to treat in respect of land in the agricultural holding other than that to which the notice of entry relates or in respect of other relevant land as defined in subsection (3) above, then, unless and until that notice to treat is withdrawn, this section and section 52 below shall have effect as if that land did not form part of the holding or did not constitute other relevant land, as the case may be.1947 c. 42. Words in s. 51(1) substituted (27.5.1997) by 1997 c. 11, ss. 4, 6(2), Sch. 2 para. 21(9)Pt. IV applied with modifications by Offshore Petroleum Development (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 8), s. 1, Sch. 2 para. 1(1)-(4)