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The Scottish Land Commission (Number of Land Commissioners) Regulations 2026

S.S.I. 2026/284 · Made 6 October 2026

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LAND REFORM

PUBLIC BODIES

Made 6th October 2026

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 8th October 2026

Coming into force 3rd December 2026

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 4 (5) of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016f1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

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Footnotes

f1

2016 asp 18.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Scottish Land Commission (Number of Land Commissioners) Regulations 2026 and come into force on 3 December 2026.

2Amendment of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016

In section 4 (4) (a) (the Scottish Land Commission) of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016, for “five” substitute “four”.

Signature

GILLIAN MARTIN

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

6th October 2026

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 to change the composition of the Scottish Land Commission. Regulation 2 amends section 4(4)(a) to reduce the number of Land Commissioners from five to four.