{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crofting-and-scottish-land-court-act-2026/section-52",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crofting-and-scottish-land-court-act-2026/section-52.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/52",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "52",
  "heading": "Appointed members: special considerations",
  "text": "(1) Schedule 1 of the 1993 Act (the Crofting Commission) is modified as follows.\n(2) In paragraph 4—\n(a) in sub-paragraph (1)—\n(i) in paragraph (a)—\n(A) after sub-paragraph (i), insert “and”,\n(B) sub-paragraph (iii) is repealed,\n(ii) after paragraph (a), insert—\n“(aa) where sub-paragraph (3) applies, have regard to the desirability of at least one person appointed representing the interests of landlords of crofts, and”,\n(b) after sub-paragraph (1), insert—\n“(1A) Where sub-paragraph (3) applies, the Scottish Ministers must consult the Commission before making an appointment.”,\n(c) in sub-paragraph (5), paragraph (c) is repealed.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 52 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/52",
    "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."
}