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Long Leases (Scotland) Act 2012

2012 asp 9 · Enacted 7 August 2012 · Extends to Scotland

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An Act of the Scottish Parliament to convert certain long leases into ownership; to provide for the conversion into real burdens of certain rights and obligations under such leases; to provide for payment to former owners of land of compensation for loss of it on conversion; and for connected purposes.

The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 28th June 2012 and received Royal Assent on 7th August 2012

Contents

  1. Part 1: Conversion of long lease to ownership
  2. Determination of “qualifying lease”
  3. 1Meaning of “qualifying lease”
  4. 2Further provision about annual rent
  5. 3Only one lease is qualifying lease
  6. Conversion of right of lease to ownership
  7. 4Conversion of right of lease to right of ownership
  8. Consequences of conversion
  9. 5Extinction of certain rights and obligations
  10. 6Subordinate real rights, reservations and pertinents
  11. 7Creation of servitudes on conversion
  12. 8Conversion of reserved sporting rights
  13. 9Further provision for section 8
  14. Part 2: Conversion of certain leasehold conditions to real burdens
  15. Determination of “qualifying conditions”
  16. 10Qualifying conditions
  17. 11Restriction on conversion of qualifying conditions
  18. Meaning of “qualifying land”
  19. 12Meaning of “qualifying land”
  20. Entitlement to enforce qualifying conditions
  21. 13Determination of who may enforce condition
  22. Conversion of conditions to burdens
  23. 14Conversion by nomination of benefited property
  24. 15Conversion by nomination: registration
  25. 16Conversion by nomination: effect
  26. 17Conversion by agreement
  27. 18Conversion by agreement: registration
  28. 19Conversion by agreement: effect
  29. 20Conversion by agreement: title not completed
  30. Applications relating to section 14
  31. 21Lands Tribunal order
  32. 22Dealing with application under section 21
  33. Personal real burdens
  34. 23Conversion to personal pre-emption or redemption burden
  35. 24Conversion to economic development burden
  36. 25Conversion to health care burden
  37. 26Conversion to climate change burden
  38. 27Conversion to conservation burden: rule one
  39. 28Conversion to conservation burden: rule two
  40. Other real burdens
  41. 29Conversion to facility or service burden
  42. 30Conversion to manager burden
  43. 31Conversion where common scheme affects related properties
  44. 32Conversion where expressly enforceable by certain third parties
  45. Exclusions from conversion
  46. 33Qualifying condition where obligation assumed by public authority
  47. Effect of conversion on counter-obligations
  48. 34Counter-obligations on conversion
  49. Prescription
  50. 35Prescriptive period for converted conditions
  51. Notices and agreements under this Part
  52. 36Further provision for notices and agreements
  53. Part 3: Allocation of rents and renewal premiums etc.
  54. Key terms
  55. 37Partially continuing leases and renewal obligations etc.
  56. 38Cumulo rent and cumulo renewal premium
  57. Allocation of rent
  58. 39Allocation of cumulo rent before appointed day
  59. 40Allocation of cumulo rent after appointed day
  60. 41Partially continuing leases: allocation of rent
  61. Allocation of renewal premium
  62. 42Allocation of cumulo renewal premium
  63. 43Partially continuing leases: allocation of renewal premium
  64. Allocation disputed or not made
  65. 44Allocation disputed or not made: reference to Lands Tribunal
  66. Part 4: Compensation for loss of landlord's rights
  67. Compensatory payment
  68. 45Requiring compensatory payment
  69. 46Making compensatory payment
  70. Calculation of compensatory payment
  71. 47Calculation of the compensatory payment
  72. Annual rent
  73. 48Determination of the annual rent
  74. Renewal premiums
  75. 49Calculation of notional annual renewal premium
  76. Additional payment
  77. 50Claiming additional payment
  78. 51Extinguished rights
  79. 52Calculating additional payment
  80. 53Additional payment: former tenant agrees
  81. 54Additional payment: amount mutually agreed
  82. 55Claim for additional payment: reference to Lands Tribunal
  83. Supplementary
  84. 56Claims in excess of £500: preliminary notice
  85. 57Making payment by instalments
  86. 58Collecting third party to disclose information
  87. 59Duty to disclose identity etc. of former tenant
  88. 60Prescription of requirement to make payment
  89. 61Interpretation of Part 4
  90. Part 5: Exemption from conversion and continuing leases
  91. Exempt leases
  92. 62Exempt leases
  93. Types of exempt lease
  94. 63Exemption of qualifying lease by registration of notice
  95. 64Exemption of qualifying lease by registration of agreement or order
  96. 65Certain leases registered near or after the appointed day
  97. 66Subleases of exempt leases
  98. Recall of exemption
  99. 67Recall of exemption
  100. Supplementary
  101. 68Exemption and recall notices: supplementary
  102. 69Application to Lands Tribunal for order confirming rent
  103. Part 6: General and miscellaneous
  104. The appointed day
  105. 70The appointed day
  106. Duration of lease etc.
  107. 71Determining duration of lease
  108. 72Leases continuing on tacit relocation
  109. Extinction of right of irritancy in certain leases
  110. 73Extinction of right of irritancy in certain leases
  111. Notices etc.
  112. 74Service of notices
  113. 75Notices: pre-registration requirements
  114. 76Keeper's duty as regards documents
  115. 77Disputed notices: reference to Lands Tribunal
  116. 78Certain documents registrable despite initial rejection
  117. Miscellaneous
  118. 79Amendments to enactments
  119. 80Interpretation
  120. 81Ancillary provision
  121. 82Subordinate legislation
  122. 83Commencement
  123. 84Short title
  124. Schedule: Minor and consequential amendments
  125. Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970 (c.35)
  126. 1Paragraph 1
  127. Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 (c.53)
  128. 2Paragraph 2
  129. Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 9)
  130. 3Paragraph 3