# Crofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026, Paragraph 30: Powers

Extent: S
Status: prospective

(1) The Court may—
(a) ascertain the facts in any case—
(i) by hearing parties and examining witnesses,
(ii) by means of affidavits, or
(iii) by such other mode of inquiry as it deems appropriate, and
(b) determine cases without an oral hearing.
(2) The Court may require the production of any document or information relating to a case and it may summon and examine on oath such witnesses as it thinks fit to call or allow to appear before it.
(3) The Court may, when sitting in open court, report in writing to the Lord Ordinary any person who has been guilty of contempt of court.
(4) Where a report has been made to a Lord Ordinary under sub-paragraph (3), the Lord Ordinary may punish such person as if the contempt had been committed in the Lord Ordinary’s court.
(5) The Chair, when sitting in open court, has the same power as a Lord Ordinary to punish for contempt of court.
(6) Despite sub-paragraph (1)(b), the Court may not determine without an oral hearing a disputed claim for compensation which—
(a) is payable in respect of a compulsory acquisition of land, or
(b) depends directly or indirectly on the value of any land,
without the consent of the person making the claim.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/17/schedule/1/paragraph/30 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crofting-and-scottish-land-court-act-2026/schedule-1/paragraph-30
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