{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/community-right-to-buy-definition-of-excluded-land-scotland-order-2006/note",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2006/486",
  "legislation_title": "The Community Right to Buy (Definition of Excluded Land) (Scotland) Order 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/community-right-to-buy-definition-of-excluded-land-scotland-order-2006",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order designates what is “excluded land” for the purposes of section 33 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 (“the Act”).\nArticle 2(1) and (2) designates as “excluded land” the settlements listed in the Schedule to the Order. The boundaries of the settlements are delineated on maps known as “The Community Right to Buy (Definition of Excluded Land) (Scotland) Order 2006: Definitive Maps”. The effect of a settlement being so designated is that a community body (as defined in section 34 of the Act) is not permitted to register an interest in the Register of Community Interests in Land in any land forming part of the settlement.\nArticle 2(3) makes clear that foreshore which is adjacent to any settlement listed in the Schedule to the Order is excluded land.\nCopies of the designated maps are available for public inspection free of charge during opening hours, as displayed at the following locations:–\n(a) the Scottish Executive Library, Saughton House, Broomhouse Drive, Edinburgh, EH11 3XD;\n(b) the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department, Pentland House, 47 Robb’s Loan, Edinburgh, EH14 4TY (Tel: 0131 244 6003); and\n(c) the Agricultural Area Offices specified in the following table;\nArea Office\nAddress\nTel. No.\nAyr\nRussell House, King Street, Ayr, KA8 0BE\n01292 610188\nDumfries\nGovernment Buildings, 161 Brooms Road, Dumfries, DG1 3ES\n01387 274400\nElgin\n32 Reidhaven Street, Elgin, IV30 1VE\n01343 547514\nGalashiels\nCotgreen Road, Tweedbank, Galashiels, TD1 3SG\n01896 892400\nHamilton\nCadzow Court, 3 Wellhall Road, Hamilton, ML3 9BG\n01698 281166\nInverness\n28 Longman Road, Inverness, IV1 1SF\n01463 234141\nPerth\nBroxden Business Park, Lamberkine Drive, Perth, PH1 1RZ\n01738 602000\nThainstone\nThainstone Court, Inverurie, AB51 5YA\n01467 626222\nNote: Agricultural Area Offices only hold copies of maps relevant to their areas. Copies of these maps are not available at other Agricultural Area Offices as these areas contain no settlements.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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