Section 29 Transfer of land containing crofts: offences
A person commits an offence if, ownership of an owner-occupied croft having been transferred to the person as is mentioned in section 4(1)(b), the person fails within 1 year of the transfer to apply to register the owner-occupied croft.
A person commits an offence in respect of each further 1 year period where the person continues to fail to apply to register the owner-occupied croft mentioned in subsection (1).
But an offence under subsection (1) or (2) cannot be committed by a person in respect of an owner-occupied croft after the person is no longer required, by virtue of section 4(9), to register the owner-occupied croft.
A person commits an offence if—
ownership of an owner-occupied croft having been transferred to the person as is mentioned in section 5(1)(a); or
ownership of land having been transferred to the person as is mentioned in section 5(1)(b)(i),
the person fails within 1 year of the transfer to apply to register the transfer.
A person commits an offence in respect of each further 1 year period where the person continues to fail to apply to register the transfer mentioned in subsection (4).
A person who commits an offence under subsection (1), (2), (4) or (5) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
Annotations
Commencement
- I1
S. 29(1)-(3) in force at 30.11.2013 by S.S.I. 2012/288, art. 3(1)(c)
- I2
S. 29(4)(5)(6) in force at 30.11.2012 by S.S.I. 2012/288, art. 3(1)(b)(2), Sch. 1 Pt. 2