Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010
2010 asp 14 · Enacted 6 August 2010 · Extends to Scotland
An Act of the Scottish Parliament to reform and rename the Crofters Commission; to provide for the establishment of a new register of crofts and for registration of crofts, common grazings and land held runrig in it; to make provision about the duties of crofters and certain owner-occupiers of crofts and for the enforcement of those duties; to make further amendments to the law on crofting; and for connected purposes.
The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 1st July 2010 and received Royal Assent on 6th August 2010
Contents
- Part 1: REORGANISATION OF THE CROFTERS COMMISSION
- The Crofting Commission
- 1The Crofting Commission
- 2General functions of the Crofting Commission
- Part 2: THE CROFTING REGISTER
- Duty to establish and maintain register
- 3The Crofting Register
- Registration
- 4First registration
- 5Registration of events affecting registered crofts
- 6Persons responsible for applications for registration
- 7Applications for registration
- 8Acceptance of applications for registration
- 9Completion of registration
- 10Completion of registration: further provision on first registrations
- The registration schedule
- 11The registration schedule
- Notification of first registration
- 12Notification of first registration
- 13Power of entry etc. where Commission are applicant
- Challenge to first registration
- 14Challenge to first registration
- Removal of resumed and decrofted crofts from register
- 15Resumed and decrofted crofts
- Rectification and indemnity
- 16Rectification of the register
- 17Rectification following first registration
- 18Indemnity in respect of loss
- Rules and fees
- 19Rules and fees
- Appeals
- 20Appeals
- Notification of change to registration schedule
- 21Notification of change to registration schedule
- Consequential amendments of the 1993 Act
- 22Meaning of “croft” etc.
- 23Registration of new crofts
- Registration of common grazings
- 24First registration of common grazings
- 25Registration of events affecting registered common grazings
- 26Applications for registration: common grazings
- 27Registration of new common grazings
- 28Application of Act to common grazings
- Offences
- 29Transfer of land containing crofts: offences
- 30Change of landlord: offences
- 31Transfer of land on which common grazing is situated: offences
- Lands held runrig
- 32Lands held runrig
- Part 3: DUTIES OF CROFTERS AND OWNER-OCCUPIER CROFTERS
- Crofters' duties relating to residency, use, misuse and neglect of crofts
- 33Duties relating to residency, use, misuse and neglect of crofts
- Duties of owner-occupier crofters
- 34Duties of certain owner-occupiers of crofts
- Commission consent for absence from croft
- 35Consent for absence from croft
- Enforcement of duties of crofters and owner-occupier crofters
- 36Information as to compliance with duties: annual notices
- 37Enforcement of duties of crofters and certain owner-occupiers
- Grazings committees: duty to report misuse etc.
- 38Grazings committees: duty to report breaches of crofters' and owner-occupier crofters' duties etc.
- Letting of owner-occupied crofts
- 39Letting of owner-occupied crofts
- Part 4: FURTHER AMENDMENTS OF THE 1993 ACT
- Disposal of croft land, resumption and decrofting
- 40Limitation on crofter's ability to nominate disponee
- 41Extension of period during which sum is payable on disposal of croft land
- 42Consideration of application to resume croft
- 43Consideration of decrofting directions
- Letting of vacant crofts
- 44Requirements to submit proposals for re-letting crofts
- 45Application to decroft where action being taken to re-let vacant croft
- Enlargement of crofts and common grazings
- 46Enlargement of crofts
- 47Enlargement of common grazings
- Commission's approval and consent
- 48Obtaining Commission approval or consent
- Succession to crofts
- 49Bequest of crofts
- Appeals
- 50Appeals: procedure
- Part 5: GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
- 51Duty to report to the Scottish Parliament
- 52Pre-consolidation modifications of enactments relating to crofting
- 53Subordinate legislation
- 54Ancillary provision
- 55Minor and consequential amendments and repeals
- 56Interpretation
- 57Short title, commencement and Crown application
- Schedule 1: THE CROFTING COMMISSION
- Paragraph Not yet in force
- Schedule 2PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR APPLICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION
- Schedule 3: APPLICATION OF ACT TO COMMON GRAZINGS
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- 5Paragraph 5
- 6Paragraph 6
- 7Paragraph 7
- 8Paragraph 8
- 9Paragraph 9
- 10Paragraph 10
- 11Paragraph 11
- 12Paragraph 12
- 13Paragraph 13
- 14Paragraph 14
- Schedule 4: MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL MODIFICATIONS
- Small Landholders (Scotland) Act 1911
- 1Paragraph 1
- Succession (Scotland) Act 1964
- 2Paragraph 2
- Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993
- 3Paragraph 3
- Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000
- 4Paragraph 4