Introductory text

Crofters, Cottars And Small Landholders

Made 4th March 2015

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 6th March 2015

Coming into force 6th April 2015

The Scottish Ministers make the following Scheme in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 42(1), (1A), (2) and (3) and 46(4) of the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993 (“the 1993 Act”)^f1 and section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972 (“the 1972 Act”)^f2 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 42(1) of the 1993 Act, they have consulted with the Crofting Commission.

This Scheme makes provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the 1972 Act and it appears to the Scottish Ministers that it is expedient for references in this Scheme and the Scheme it is varying to Commission Delegated Regulation 640/2014 and Commission Implementing Regulation 809/2014 (as defined in paragraph 3(2)(a) of this Scheme) to be construed as references to those Regulations as amended from time to time.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1993 c.44; section 42(1) was amended by the Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7) (“the 2007 Act”), schedule 1, paragraph 2(10)(a). Section 46(4) was amended by the 2007 Act, schedule 1, paragraph 2(13)(d) and the Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 14), schedule 4, paragraph 3(27). The functions of the Secretary of State, in or as regards Scotland, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).
f2: 1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (‘the 1998 Act’), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3) (which was amended by section 27(4) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) (‘the 2006 Act’)). Section 2(2) was also amended by section 27(1)(a) of the 2006 Act and by the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7), section 3(3) and Schedule, Part 1. The functions conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2), insofar as within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the 1998 Act. Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the 2006 Act and was amended by the 2008 Act, Schedule, Part 1. Section 2(2) and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 are relevant to paragraph 3(2) of this Scheme.