Crofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026

2026 asp 17 · Enacted 18 May 2026 · Extends to Scotland

Contents

1. Part 1: Crofting reform Not yet in force
2. Chapter 1: Crofts and crofters Not yet in force
3. Duties Not yet in force
4. 1General functions of the Commission Not yet in force
5. 2Enabling environmental uses of crofts Not yet in force
6. 3Removal of timescales for deciding applications Not yet in force
7. 4Reporting on breaches of duties Not yet in force
8. 5Enforcement of duties Not yet in force
9. 6Enforcement action against subtenants and tenants of short leases Not yet in force
10. 7Power to decline to act until information provided Not yet in force
11. 8Monetary penalties for non-compliance with crofting duties Not yet in force
12. 9Statutory conditions: entitlement to fixed equipment Not yet in force
13. Assignations Not yet in force
14. 10Assignations to family members Not yet in force
15. Owner-occupier crofters Not yet in force
16. 11New crofts: power to determine applicant will become the owner-occupier crofter Not yet in force
17. 12Meaning of “owner-occupier crofter” etc. Not yet in force
18. 13Power to make provision about the sale of owner-occupied crofts Not yet in force
19. Restriction on assignation and acquisition following Commission let Not yet in force
20. 14Ten-year restriction on assignation and acquisition following Commission let Not yet in force
21. 15Authorisation by Land Court of acquisition of croft land: breach of duty Not yet in force
22. Requirement for proposed crofter to be aware of duties Not yet in force
23. 16Requirement for proposed crofter to be aware of duties Not yet in force
24. Absences from crofts Not yet in force
25. 17Guidance relating to absences from crofts Not yet in force
26. Decrofting Not yet in force
27. 18Decrofting direction: rationalisation of routes and requirements Not yet in force
28. 19Commission decision-making on decrofting applications Not yet in force
29. Boundaries: adjustment and remapping Not yet in force
30. 20Commission’s power to adjust boundaries Not yet in force
31. Common grazings Not yet in force
32. 21Common grazings: acquisition of shares with croft Not yet in force
33. 22Common grazings: unattached shares etc. Not yet in force
34. 23Grazings committees meetings Not yet in force
35. 24Appointment, etc., of grazings committee or grazings constable: appeal to Land Court Not yet in force
36. 25Use of common grazings for forestry or environmental purposes Not yet in force
37. 26Consultation on common grazings Not yet in force
38. Meaning of crofting community, parish and township Not yet in force
39. 27Meaning of “crofting community”, “parish” and “township” Not yet in force
40. Crofts not to be private residential tenancies Not yet in force
41. 28Tenancies which cannot be private residential tenancies Not yet in force
42. Commission’s directions etc. Not yet in force
43. 29Power of Commission to correct inaccuracies in directions etc. Not yet in force
44. Chapter 2: Registration Not yet in force
45. Register of Crofts Not yet in force
46. 30Requirement to give Commission notice of change of ownership Not yet in force
47. 31Changes to the content required in the Register of Crofts Not yet in force
48. Registration in the Crofting Register Not yet in force
49. 32First registration of crofts purchased by tenant crofter Not yet in force
50. 33Payment of fees for applications for registration Not yet in force
51. 34Requirement for certain applications for first registration to be copied to landlord Not yet in force
52. 35Notification of first registration Not yet in force
53. 36Rectification of the Crofting Register Not yet in force
54. 37Form of applications for registration Not yet in force
55. Requirement for croft to be registered Not yet in force
56. 38Enlargement of croft Not yet in force
57. 39Exchange of croft or parts of crofts Not yet in force
58. 40Assignation of croft Not yet in force
59. 41Division of crofts and owner-occupied crofts Not yet in force
60. 42Resumption of croft or part of croft by landlord Not yet in force
61. 43Reversion of resumed land Not yet in force
62. 44Decrofting in case of resumption or vacancy of croft Not yet in force
63. 45Provisions as to right to sublet Not yet in force
64. 46Letting of owner-occupied crofts Not yet in force
65. 47Requirement for croft to be registered (miscellaneous provisions) Not yet in force
66. Chapter 3: Miscellaneous Not yet in force
67. Service of notices and public notification Not yet in force
68. 48Service of notices Not yet in force
69. 49Public notification Not yet in force
70. 50Crofting census notices Not yet in force
71. The Crofting Commission Not yet in force
72. 51Appointment of Chair Not yet in force
73. 52Appointed members: special considerations Not yet in force
74. 53Chairing of Commission meetings and committees Not yet in force
75. Review of crofting legislation Not yet in force
76. 54Review of crofting legislation Not yet in force
77. Interpretation of Part 1 Not yet in force
78. 55Interpretation of Part 1 Not yet in force
79. Part 2: Merger of the Scottish Land Court and the Lands Tribunal for Scotland
80. The Scottish Land Court
81. 56The Scottish Land Court
82. Merger of the Scottish Land Court and the Lands Tribunal for Scotland
83. 57Merger of the Scottish Land Court and the Lands Tribunal for Scotland Not yet in force
84. 58Savings etc. Not yet in force
85. 59Power to make further provision in connection with the merger etc.
86. 60Transitory provision: eligibility of suitable members of Lands Tribunal for Scotland to sit in Upper Tribunal
87. 61Giving or updating guidance on access rights Not yet in force
88. 62Reviews of the operation and jurisdiction of the Court Not yet in force
89. Part 3: General
90. 63Minor and consequential provision
91. 64Regulations
92. 65Ancillary provision
93. 66Commencement
94. 67Short title
95. Schedule 1: The Scottish Land Court
96. Part 1: Administration and organisation Not yet in force
97. 1Incorporation Not yet in force
98. 2Appointment of members and Chair of the Court Not yet in force
99. 3Designation and functions of Deputy Chair Not yet in force
100. 4Principal clerk Not yet in force
101. 5Remuneration Not yet in force
102. 6Remuneration Not yet in force
103. 7Remuneration Not yet in force
104. 8Remuneration Not yet in force
105. 9Quorum and delegation Not yet in force
106. 10Quorum and delegation Not yet in force
107. 11Quorum and delegation Not yet in force
108. 12Quorum and delegation Not yet in force
109. 13Eligibility to act as members of the Upper Tribunal for Scotland Not yet in force
110. 14Fitness for office and removal of members of the Court Not yet in force
111. Part 2: Jurisdiction of the Court Not yet in force
112. 15General Not yet in force
113. 16Access rights Not yet in force
114. 17Agriculture and agricultural holdings Not yet in force
115. 18Arbitration and compensation Not yet in force
116. 19Arbitration and compensation Not yet in force
117. 20Arbitration and compensation Not yet in force
118. 21Community rights to buy: appeals Not yet in force
119. 22Community rights to buy: appeals Not yet in force
120. 23Crofting and crofting community right to buy Not yet in force
121. 24March Dykes, runrig and commonties Not yet in force
122. 25Small landholdings Not yet in force
123. 26Succession to certain leases Not yet in force
124. Part 3: Rules, procedure, expenses and powers
125. 27Rules of court
126. 28Procedure Not yet in force
127. 29Procedure Not yet in force
128. 30Powers Not yet in force
129. 31Finality of decisions and special cases Not yet in force
130. 32Expenses Not yet in force
131. 33Enforcement Not yet in force
132. 34Accounts Not yet in force
133. Part 4: Interpretation
134. 35Interpretation
135. Schedule 2: Minor and consequential amendments
136. Part 1: Crofting reform Not yet in force
137. 1Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993 Not yet in force
138. 2Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 Not yet in force
139. Part 2: Scottish Land Court
140. 3Lands Tribunal Act 1949 Not yet in force
141. 4Succession (Scotland) Act 1964 Not yet in force
142. 5Scottish Land Court Act 1993 Not yet in force
143. 6Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 Not yet in force
144. 7Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 Not yet in force
145. 8Scottish Civil Justice Council and Criminal Legal Assistance Act 2013 Not yet in force
146. 9Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014
147. 10Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 Not yet in force