# Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015, Introduction: Introductory text


An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about national outcomes; to confer functions on certain persons in relation to services provided by, and assets of, certain public bodies; to amend Parts 2 and 3 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003; to enable certain bodies to buy abandoned, neglected or detrimental land; to amend section 7C of the Forestry Act 1967; to enable the Scottish Ministers to make provision about supporters' involvement in and ownership of football clubs; to make provision for registers of common good property and about disposal and use of such property; to restate and amend the law on allotments; to enable participation in decision-making by specified persons having public functions; to enable local authorities to reduce or remit non-domestic rates; and for connected purposes.
The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 17th June 2015 and received Royal Assent on 24th July 2015

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/6/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/community-empowerment-scotland-act-2015/introduction
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