Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

These Regulations may be cited as the Allotments (Compensation) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 and come into force on 1st April 2018.

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015;

• “applicant” means the tenant mentioned in section 133(1)(b) or, as the case may be, section 135(1)(b) of the Act;

• “the authority” means the local authority mentioned in, as the case may be, section 133(2), 134(1)(b), or 135(2) of the Act;

• “deterioration notice” means a notice given under regulation 5(b);

• “the lease” means—

  1. (a)

     in Part 2, the lease mentioned in section 133(1)(a) of the Act;

  2. (b)

     in Part 3, the lease mentioned in section 134(1)(a) of the Act; and

  3. (c)

     in Part 4, the lease of the allotment mentioned in section 135(1)(a) of the Act;

• “regulation 2(1) notice of claim” means a notice given under regulation 2(1) claiming compensation under section 133(2) of the Act;

• “regulation 10(1) notice of claim” means a notice given under regulation 10(1) claiming compensation under section 135(2) of the Act; and

any reference to writing includes an electronic communication within the meaning of section 15(1) (general interpretation) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000^f1.