# The Croft House Grant (Scotland) Regulations 2016, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2016/63/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/croft-house-grant-scotland-regulations-2016/regulation-4
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