# Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 1976, Introduction: Introductory text


An Act to confer new rights on crofters and cottars to acquire subjects tenanted or occupied by them; to confer rights on crofters to share in the value of land resumed by landlords or taken possession of compulsorily; to protect the interests of crofters and cottars from planning blight; to make further provision as to financial assistance for crofters, cottars and certain owner-occupiers of certain land; to make further provision as to the removal of land from crofting tenure; to amend the law with respect to common grazings; to extend the powers of the Scottish Land Court; to make provision for pensions and compensation for members of the Crofters Commission; and for connected purposes.
[10th June 1976]

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/21/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crofting-reform-scotland-act-1976/introduction
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