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Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010

2010 asp 14 · Enacted 6 August 2010 · Extends to Scotland

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s. 7(2C)insertedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 35(2)
s. 7(3)(ii) and wordrepealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 33(2)(b)
s. 7(5)(c)repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 33(2)(c)
s. 7(5)(za)insertedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 34(2)(b)
s. 8(2)(d)substitutedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 33(3)
s. 10(3)(a)word repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 43(5)
s. 10(4)word repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 38(5)
s. 10(4)word repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 39(5)
s. 10(4)word repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 40(5)
s. 10(4)word repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 42(5)
s. 10(4)word repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 46(5)
s. 10(4)words repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 47(5)
s. 10(7)repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 41(6)(a)
s. 10(8)repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 41(6)(b)
s. 19AinsertedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 37(2)
s. 20 headingsubstitutedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 36(6)
s. 20AinsertedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 36(7)
sch. 2 table 1words repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 46(6)
sch. 2 table 1words repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 47(6)
s. 4(4)(d)repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 41(5)
s. 29(6)words substitutedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 32(4)(b)
s. 19 cross-headingsubstitutedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 37(3)
s. 4(1)(c)substitutedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 32(2)
s. 4(4)(a)repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 38(4)
s. 4(4)(b)repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 39(4)
s. 4(4)(c)repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 40(4)
s. 4(4)(g)repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 42(4)
s. 4(4)(h)repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 43(4)
s. 4(4)(l)repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 44(8)
s. 4(4)(q)repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 47(4)
s. 4(o)repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 46(4)
s. 5(3)(fa)insertedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 sch. 2 para. 2(2)(a)
s. 5(3)(oa)(ob)insertedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 20(4)
s. 5(3)(q)substitutedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 sch. 2 para. 2(2)(b)
s. 6(1)(aa)insertedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 32(3)
s. 7(1)words repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 33(2)(a)
s. 7(2A)(2B)insertedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 34(2)(a)
s. 11(2)(ba)(bb)insertedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 22(7)(a)
s. 11(3)(a)words insertedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 22(7)(b)
s. 12(1)substitutedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 35(3)(a)
s. 12(2)words substitutedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 35(3)(b)
s. 12(5)words substitutedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 35(3)(c)
s. 12(6)words substitutedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 35(3)(d)
s. 12(7)word substitutedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 35(3)(e)
s. 12(8)words substitutedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 49(6)(a)(i)
s. 12(8)(a)repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 49(6)(a)(ii)
s. 12(8)(b)repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 49(6)(a)(ii)
s. 12(9)repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 49(6)(b)
s. 12(10)repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 49(6)(b)
s. 16(1)substitutedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 36(2)(a)
s. 16(5)words substitutedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 36(2)(b)
s. 16(6)words substitutedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 36(2)(c)
s. 16(6A)insertedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 36(2)(d)
s. 16AinsertedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 36(3)
s. 17(1)(a)words substitutedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 36(4)(a)
s. 17(5)words substitutedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 36(4)(b)
s. 18(2)(aa)insertedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 35(4)(a)
s. 18(4A)insertedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 35(4)(b)
s. 18(7A)insertedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 36(5)
s. 25(2)(i)substitutedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 sch. 2 para. 2(3)(a)
s. 25(2)(j)words substitutedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 sch. 2 para. 2(3)(b)
s. 26(1)words repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 33(4)(a)
s. 26(4)(b) and wordrepealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 33(4)(b)
s. 26(6)(c)repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 33(4)(c)
s. 29(5A)(5B)insertedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 32(4)(a)
s. 32(6)words repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 33(5)(a)
s. 32(7)(b)repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 33(5)(b)
s. 32(9)(c)repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 33(5)(c)
s. 53(3)word insertedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 36(8)(a)
s. 53(3A)insertedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 36(8)(b)
sch. 2 tablewords insertedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 20(5)
sch. 2 tablewords repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 38(6)
sch. 2 table 1words repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 39(6)
sch. 2 table 1words repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 40(6)
sch. 2 table 1words repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 41(7)(a)
sch. 2 table 1words repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 41(7)(b)
sch. 2 table 1words repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 42(6)
sch. 2 table 1words repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 43(6)
sch. 2 table 1words repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 44(9)(a)
sch. 2 table 1words repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 44(9)(b)
sch. 2 table 1words repealedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 s. 44(9)(c)
sch. 2 Table 2words insertedCrofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026 sch. 2 para. 2(4)

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

  1. Part 1: REORGANISATION OF THE CROFTERS COMMISSION
  2. The Crofting Commission
  3. 1The Crofting Commission
  4. 2General functions of the Crofting Commission
  5. Part 2: THE CROFTING REGISTER
  6. Duty to establish and maintain register
  7. 3The Crofting Register
  8. Registration
  9. 4First registration
  10. 5Registration of events affecting registered crofts
  11. 6Persons responsible for applications for registration
  12. 7Applications for registration
  13. 8Acceptance of applications for registration
  14. 9Completion of registration
  15. 10Completion of registration: further provision on first registrations
  16. The registration schedule
  17. 11The registration schedule
  18. Notification of first registration
  19. 12Notification of first registration
  20. 13Power of entry etc. where Commission are applicant
  21. Challenge to first registration
  22. 14Challenge to first registration
  23. Removal of resumed and decrofted crofts from register
  24. 15Resumed and decrofted crofts
  25. Rectification and indemnity
  26. 16Rectification of the register
  27. 17Rectification following first registration
  28. 18Indemnity in respect of loss
  29. Rules and fees
  30. 19Rules and fees
  31. Appeals
  32. 20Appeals
  33. Notification of change to registration schedule
  34. 21Notification of change to registration schedule
  35. Consequential amendments of the 1993 Act
  36. 22Meaning of “croft” etc.
  37. 23Registration of new crofts
  38. Registration of common grazings
  39. 24First registration of common grazings
  40. 25Registration of events affecting registered common grazings
  41. 26Applications for registration: common grazings
  42. 27Registration of new common grazings
  43. 28Application of Act to common grazings
  44. Offences
  45. 29Transfer of land containing crofts: offences
  46. 30Change of landlord: offences
  47. 31Transfer of land on which common grazing is situated: offences
  48. Lands held runrig
  49. 32Lands held runrig
  50. Part 3: DUTIES OF CROFTERS AND OWNER-OCCUPIER CROFTERS
  51. Crofters' duties relating to residency, use, misuse and neglect of crofts
  52. 33Duties relating to residency, use, misuse and neglect of crofts
  53. Duties of owner-occupier crofters
  54. 34Duties of certain owner-occupiers of crofts
  55. Commission consent for absence from croft
  56. 35Consent for absence from croft
  57. Enforcement of duties of crofters and owner-occupier crofters
  58. 36Information as to compliance with duties: annual notices
  59. 37Enforcement of duties of crofters and certain owner-occupiers
  60. Grazings committees: duty to report misuse etc.
  61. 38Grazings committees: duty to report breaches of crofters' and owner-occupier crofters' duties etc.
  62. Letting of owner-occupied crofts
  63. 39Letting of owner-occupied crofts
  64. Part 4: FURTHER AMENDMENTS OF THE 1993 ACT
  65. Disposal of croft land, resumption and decrofting
  66. 40Limitation on crofter's ability to nominate disponee
  67. 41Extension of period during which sum is payable on disposal of croft land
  68. 42Consideration of application to resume croft
  69. 43Consideration of decrofting directions
  70. Letting of vacant crofts
  71. 44Requirements to submit proposals for re-letting crofts
  72. 45Application to decroft where action being taken to re-let vacant croft
  73. Enlargement of crofts and common grazings
  74. 46Enlargement of crofts
  75. 47Enlargement of common grazings
  76. Commission's approval and consent
  77. 48Obtaining Commission approval or consent
  78. Succession to crofts
  79. 49Bequest of crofts
  80. Appeals
  81. 50Appeals: procedure
  82. Part 5: GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
  83. 51Duty to report to the Scottish Parliament
  84. 52Pre-consolidation modifications of enactments relating to crofting
  85. 53Subordinate legislation
  86. 54Ancillary provision
  87. 55Minor and consequential amendments and repeals
  88. 56Interpretation
  89. 57Short title, commencement and Crown application
  90. Schedule 1: THE CROFTING COMMISSION
  91. Paragraph Not yet in force
  92. Schedule 2PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR APPLICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION
  93. Schedule 3: APPLICATION OF ACT TO COMMON GRAZINGS
  94. 1Paragraph 1
  95. 2Paragraph 2
  96. 3Paragraph 3
  97. 4Paragraph 4
  98. 5Paragraph 5
  99. 6Paragraph 6
  100. 7Paragraph 7
  101. 8Paragraph 8
  102. 9Paragraph 9
  103. 10Paragraph 10
  104. 11Paragraph 11
  105. 12Paragraph 12
  106. 13Paragraph 13
  107. 14Paragraph 14
  108. Schedule 4: MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL MODIFICATIONS
  109. Small Landholders (Scotland) Act 1911
  110. 1Paragraph 1
  111. Succession (Scotland) Act 1964
  112. 2Paragraph 2
  113. Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993
  114. 3Paragraph 3
  115. Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000
  116. 4Paragraph 4