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Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 1976

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1. New rights of crofters and cottars to acquire their subjects.

  3. 2. Authorisation by Land Court of acquisition of croft land.

  4. 3. Consideration payable in respect of acquisition of croft land.

  5. 4. Determination by Land Court of terms and conditions for conveyance of the site of the dwelling-house.

  6. 5. Provisions relating to conveyance.

  7. 6. Provisions supplementary to sections 2 and 4.

  8. 7. Adjustment of rent for remainder of croft where part conveyed to crofter.

  9. 8. Provisions relating to existing loans and heritable securities.

  10. 9. Crofter’s right to share in value of land resumed by landlord.

  11. 10. Crofter’s right to share in value of land taken possession of compulsorily.

  12. 11. Protection of interests of crofters and cottars from planning blight.

  13. 12. Financial assistance to crofters, cottars and certain owner-occupiers.

  14. 13. Provisions as respects removal of land from crofting tenure.

  15. 14. Extension of section 3 of Act of 1955.

  16. 15. Assignation of croft.

  17. 16. Amendment of law with respect to common grazings.

  18. 17. Extension of powers of Land Court.

  19. 18. Pensions and compensation for members of Commission.

  20. 19. Application of Act to Crown.

  21. 20. Financial provisions.

  22. 21. Interpretation.

  23. 22. Minor and consequential amendments, repeals and savings.

  24. 23. Short title and extent.

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Amendment of Enactments Consequential on Section 11

      1. The Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972.

        1. 1.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        2. 2.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        3. 3.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        4. 4.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        5. 5.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        6. 6.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. The Land Compensation (Scotland) Act 1973

        1. 7.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        2. 8.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        3. 9.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Minor and Consequential Amendments

      1. The Small Landholders (Scotland) Act 1911.

        1. 1.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. The Land Settlement (Scotland) Act 1919.

        1. 2.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. The Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947.

        1. 3.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. The Crofters (Scotland) Act 1955.

        1. 4.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        2. 5.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        3. 6.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        4. 7.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        5. 8.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        6. 9.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        7. 10.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        8. 11.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        9. 12.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        10. 13.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        11. 14.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        12. 15.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. The Valuation and Rating (Scotland) Act 1956.

        1. 16.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. The Crofters (Scotland) Act 1961

        1. 17.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        2. 18.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        3. 19.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        4. 20.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        5. 21.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        6. 22.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        7. 23.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      7. The Countryside (Scotland) Act 1967.

        1. 24.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      8. The Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968

        1. 25.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. SCHEDULE 3

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