Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 1976
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New rights of crofters and cottars to acquire their subjects
2
Authorisation by Land Court of acquisition of croft land
3
Consideration payable in respect of acquisition of croft land
4
Determination by Land Court of terms and conditions for conveyance of the site of the dwelling-house
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Provisions relating to conveyance
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Provisions supplementary to sections 2 and 4
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Adjustment of rent for remainder of croft where part conveyed to crofter
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Provisions relating to existing loans and heritable securities
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Crofter's right to share in value of land resumed by landlord
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Crofter's right to share in value of land taken possession of compulsorily
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Protection of interests of crofters and cottars from planning blight
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Financial assistance to crofters, cottars and certain owner occupiers
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Provision as respects removal of land from crofting tenure
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Extension of section 3 of Act of 1955
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Assignation of croft
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Amendment of law with respect to common grazings
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Extension of powers of Land Court
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Pensions and compensation for members of Commission
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Application of Act to Crown
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Financial provisions
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Interpretation
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Minor and consequential amendments, repeals and savings
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Short title and extent
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1
Amendment of Enactments Consequential on Section 11
The Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972
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At the end of section 182 (power to serve blight...
2
In section 184 (reference of objections to Lands Tribunal), in...
3
At the end of section 185 (effect of valid blight...
4
At the end of section 188 (effect on powers of...
5
In section 192(4) (meaning of " owner's interest"), after the...
6
In section 196(1) (general interpretation), after the definition of "...
The Land Compensation (Scotland) Act 1973
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At the end of section 68 (land affected by orders...
8
At the end of section 74 (blight notice requiring purchase...
9
At the end of section 76 (effect of blight notice...
SCHEDULE 2
Minor and Consequential Amendments
The Small Landholders (Scotland) Act 1911
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In section 32(14) (provisions as to statutory small tenants), for...
The Land Settlement (Scotland) Act 1919
2
At the end of section 6 (duty of Secretary of...
The Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947
3
In Schedule 1 (procedure for authorising compulsory purchases), in paragraph...
The Crofters (Scotland) Act 1955
4
At the end of section 1(1) (constitution and general functions...
5
In section 2 (particular powers and duties of the Commission)—...
6
In section 8 (assignation of croft)— (a) for subsections (1)...
7
In section 15(1) (Commission to obtain information and to compile...
8
In section 16 (vacant crofts)— (a) in the proviso to...
9
In section 17(1)(a) (absentee crofters), for the words " ten...
10
In section 22(5) (power of Secretary of State to give...
11
In section 27(1) (common grazings), for the words "forty shillings...
12
In section 30(4) (provisions as to entry and inspection), for...
13
In section 31(2) (building grants and loans to owner-occupiers of...
14
In section 34(1) (determination of disputes, etc.) after the word...
15
In Schedule 3 (provisions as to security, etc., of loans)—...
The Valuation and Rating (Scotland) Act 1956
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In section 7 (provisions relating to agricultural lands and heritages...
The Crofters (Scotland) Act 1961
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In section 2 (new crofts, enlarged crofts and common grazings)—...
18
At the end of section 3(2) (Commission to maintain register...
19
In section 4 (determination of questions by Land Court), in...
20
In section 12(1(3)(c) (subletting of crofts hot adequately used), for...
21
In section 13 (subleases of crofts), in the proviso to...
22
In section 14(1) (amendment of powers of Secretary of State...
23
In section 15 (amendment of law with respect to common...
The Countryside (Scotland) Act 1967
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In section 13 (access agreements)— (a) in subsection (9)(a), after...
The Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968
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For section 11(8) (certain payments to tenant farmers), there shall...
SCHEDULE 3
Repeal of Enactments

Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 1976
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An Act to confer new rights on crofters and cottars to acquire subjects tenanted or occupied by them; to confer rights on crofters to share in the value of land resumed by landlords or taken possession of compulsorily; to protect the interests of crofters and cottars from planning blight; to make further provision as to financial assistance for crofters, cottars and certain owner-occupiers of certain land; to make further provision as to the removal of land from crofting tenure; to amend the law with respect to common grazings; to extend the powers of the Scottish Land Court; to make provision for pensions and compensation for members of the Crofters Commission; and for connected purposes.
[10th June 1976]
Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—