Crofters (Scotland) Act 1955 (repealed 5.1.1994)

3 & 4 Eliz. 2 c. 21 · Enacted 6 May 1955 · Extends to Scotland

Contents

1. Establishment of Crofters Commission
2. 1Constitution and general functions of Crofters Commission.
3. 2Particular powers and duties of the Commission.
4. Crofting Tenure
5. 3Definition of “croft” and “crofter”, and conditions of tenure of crofter.
6. 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
7. 5Rent.
8. 6Record of croft.
9. 7Renunciation of tenancy.
10. 8Assignation of croft.
11. 9Sub-division of croft.
12. 10Bequest of croft.
13. 11Succession to croft.
14. 12Resumption of croft or part of croft by landlord.
15. 13Provisions as to removal of crofter.
16. 14Compensation for improvements and compensation for deterioration or damage.
17. Administration of Crofts
18. 15Commission to obtain information and to compile register of crofts.
19. 16Vacant crofts.
20. 16AProvisions supplementary to s. 16(9).
21. 17Absentee crofters.
22. 18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
23. 19—21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
24. 22Power of Secretary of State to give financial assistance to crofters.
25. 23Supplementary provisions as to loans.
26. Common Grazings
27. 24Appointment, etc., of grazings committee or grazings constable.
28. 25Powers and duties of grazings committees.
29. 26Common grazings regulations.
30. 26AUse of common grazings for forestry purposes.
31. 27Miscellaneous provisions as to common grazings, as to lands held runrig, and as to use by crofters of peat bogs, etc.
32. Cottars
33. 28Provisions as to cottars.
34. Miscellaneous and General Provisions
35. 29Service of notices.
36. 30Provisions as to entry and inspection.
37. 31Building grants and loans to owner-occupiers of like economic status as crofters.
38. 32Provisions as to compulsory purchase of land and as to management of land.
39. 33Provisions as to representations.
40. 34Determination of disputes, etc.
41. 35Financial provisions.
42. 36Regulations.
43. 37Interpretation.
44. 38Application of Act and modification of enactments in relation to the crofting counties.
45. 39Transitional provisions and savings.
46. 40Citation and commencement.
47. Schedule FIRST: Provisions as to the Crofters Commission
48. Constitution of the Commission
49. 1Paragraph 1
50. 2Paragraph 2
51. 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
52. 4Paragraph 4
53. Meetings and Proceedings of the Commission
54. 5Paragraph 5
55. 6Paragraph 6
56. 7Paragraph 7
57. 8Paragraph 8
58. 9Paragraph 9
59. 10Paragraph 10
60. Office, Officers and Servants
61. 11Paragraph 11
62. 12Paragraph 12
63. Instruments executed or issued by the Commission
64. 13Paragraph 13
65. 14Paragraph 14
66. Schedule SECOND: The Statutory Conditions
67. 1Paragraph 1
68. 2Paragraph 2
69. 3Paragraph 3
70. 3AParagraph 3A
71. 4Paragraph 4
72. 5Paragraph 5
73. 6Paragraph 6
74. 7Paragraph 7
75. 8Paragraph 8
76. 9Paragraph 9
77. 10Paragraph 10
78. 11Paragraph 11
79. 12Paragraph 12
80. Schedule THIRD: Provisions as to Security, etc., of Loans
81. 1Paragraph 1
82. 2Paragraph 2
83. 3Paragraph 3
84. 4Paragraph 4
85. 5Paragraph 5
86. Schedule FOURTHSchedule FOURTH
87. Schedule FIFTH: Permanent Improvements
88. 1Paragraph 1
89. 1AParagraph 1A
90. 2Paragraph 2
91. 3Paragraph 3
92. 4Paragraph 4
93. 5Paragraph 5
94. 6Paragraph 6
95. 7Paragraph 7
96. 8Paragraph 8
97. 9Paragraph 9
98. 10Paragraph 10
99. 11Paragraph 11
100. Schedule SIXTH: Application of Enactments to Crofting Counties
101. Part I
102. Enactments ceasing to have effect
103. Part II
104. Modification of Enactments