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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/land-reform-scotland-act-2025/schedule-2/paragraph-56",
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  "legislation": "asp/2025/15",
  "legislation_title": "Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2025",
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  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/56",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "56",
  "heading": "Referral of certain matters by Lands Tribunal to Land Court",
  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies where, in an appeal before the Lands Tribunal under paragraph 55, an issue of law arises which may competently be determined by the Land Court by virtue of section 1(6) of the Scottish Land Court Act 1993 or this Act.\n(2) The Tribunal is to refer the issue to the Land Court for determination unless the Tribunal considers that it is not appropriate to do so.",
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  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 56 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 47(2)"
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:11:52.301495+00:00"
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