Article 3 Sittings of TribunalsI1

The Lands Tribunal for Scotland Rules 2003^f1 are amended as follows.

For rule 15(2) substitute—

“(2)

The Tribunal shall sit in public except—

(a)

that when it is acting as arbiter under a reference by consent the proceedings shall be held in private if the parties to the reference so request;

(b)

where an application has been made under regulation 18 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land) Regulations 2021^f2 the proceedings must be held in private.”