# Crofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026, Section 31: Changes to the content required in the Register of Crofts

Extent: S
Status: prospective

(1) The 1993 Act is modified as follows.
(2) In section 40 (obtaining of information by Commission), in subsection (1A), the words “age and” are repealed.
(3) In section 41(2) (Register of Crofts)—
(a) in paragraph (a), after “location” insert “(including the township and parish within which it is situated)”,
(b) in paragraph (b)—
(i) the words “, age and date of birth” are repealed,
(ii) after “landlord” insert “or, as the case may be, the owner-occupier crofter,”,
(c) after paragraph (b), insert—
“(ba) the date of birth of the tenant or owner-occupier crofter of each croft,”,
(d) for paragraph (ca), substitute—
“(ca) the address of—
(i) the landlord and, where the tenant’s address is different from the address of the croft, the tenant, or
(ii) the owner-occupier crofter, where the owner-occupier crofter’s address is different from the address of the croft,”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/17/section/31 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crofting-and-scottish-land-court-act-2026/section-31
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