Regulation 4 Conditions of grant

(1)

The dwelling-house must be occupied as an only or principal home by—

(a)

a crofter;

(b)

a cottar;

(c)

an owner-occupier crofter; or

(d)

a member of the family of a person in sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c).

(2)

The dwelling-house must be maintained in a good state of repair.

(3)

The dwelling-house must be kept insured against destruction and damage for a sum of not less than the amount of the grant.

(4)

Before any of the steps in paragraph (5) is taken in relation to the dwelling-house, the person mentioned in paragraph (6) must—

(a)

inform the Scottish Ministers of the proposed step in writing;

(b)

provide the name and address of any proposed new tenant or owner; and

(c)

obtain the prior written consent of the Scottish Ministers to the proposed step.

(5)

The steps are—

(a)

renunciation, assignation or sub-lease of the tenancy;

(b)

sale; or

(c)

lease.

(6)

The person is—

(a)

in the case of a dwelling-house that is part of, or relates to, a croft—

(i)

the crofter or owner-occupier crofter for the time being; or

(ii)

any assignee or transferee of that person’s interest in the dwelling-house; and

(b)

in the case of a dwelling-house that is part of, or relates to, the holding occupied by a cottar—

(i)

the cottar for the time being; or

(ii)

any assignee or transferee of that person’s interest in the dwelling-house.