# Crofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026, Section 53: Chairing of Commission meetings and committees

Extent: S
Status: prospective

(1) Schedule 1 of the 1993 Act (the Crofting Commission) is modified as follows.
(2) In paragraph 12, after sub-paragraph (2) insert—
“(2A) The Commission must appoint a chair for each of their committees.”.
(3) In paragraph 13—
(a) for sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) substitute—
“(2) The chair of the Commission may delegate the chairing of a meeting of the Commission (or a part of such a meeting) to another member.
(3) The chair of a committee may delegate the chairing of a meeting of the committee (or a part of such meeting) to another member of the committee.”,
(b) in sub-paragraph (4), after “vote” insert “(but a person chairing only part of a meeting does not have a casting vote in respect of that part)”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/17/section/53 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crofting-and-scottish-land-court-act-2026/section-53
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