{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crofting-and-scottish-land-court-act-2026/section-27",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crofting-and-scottish-land-court-act-2026/section-27.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2026/17",
  "legislation_title": "Crofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crofting-and-scottish-land-court-act-2026",
  "path": "section/27",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "27",
  "heading": "Meaning of “crofting community”, “parish” and “township”",
  "text": "(1) The 1993 Act is modified as follows.\n(2) In section 61 (interpretation)—\n(a) in subsection (1), the definition of “crofting community” is repealed,\n(b) after subsection (1), insert—\n“(1A) In this Act, a reference to a “crofting community” is a reference to—\n(a) the persons who are (or who are deemed to be) crofters of crofts situated within a township,\n(b) the persons who are owner-occupiers of crofts situated within that township, and\n(c) any other person who has a share in any common grazings associated with that township,\nand a reference to a “member of a crofting community” is to be construed accordingly.\n(1B) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to a “parish” or a “township” within which something is situated is a reference to the parish or township entered in the Register of Crofts in respect of that thing.”.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 27 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 66(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/17/section/27",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:11:39.364810+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}