# The Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (Rural Housing Bodies) Amendment Order 2025

S.S.I. 2025/298 · made 28 October 2025

This Order amends the list of prescribed rural housing bodies in the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (Rural Housing Bodies) Order 2004 to include Tiree Community Development Trust and Woodhaven Housing Company Limited. Rural housing bodies are bodies in favour of which it is competent to create a rural housing burden comprising a right of pre-emption under section 43(1) of the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003.

Made under: Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (Section 43)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/title-conditions-scotland-act-2003-rural-housing-bodies-amendment-order-2025/pdf/ssi_20250298_en.pdf; Policy Note https://openlegislation.uk/title-conditions-scotland-act-2003-rural-housing-bodies-amendment-order-2025/pdf/ssipn_20250298_en_001.pdf

## Introductory text

TITLE CONDITIONS
Made 28th October 2025
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 30th October 2025
Coming into force 13th January 2026
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 43(5) of the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
They are satisfied as to the matters mentioned in section 43(6) of that Act.

## 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (Rural Housing Bodies) Amendment Order 2025 and comes into force on 13 January 2026.

## 2 Amendment of the list of prescribed rural housing bodies

(1) The schedule of the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (Rural Housing Bodies) Order 2004 (rural housing bodies prescribed under section 43(5) of the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003) is amended as follows.
(2) After “Tighean Innse Gall Limited” insert—
“Tiree Community Development Trust”.
(3) After “West Highland Rural Solutions Limited” insert—
“Woodhaven Housing Company Limited”.

## Signature

SIOBHIAN BROWN
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew's House,
Edinburgh
28th October 2025

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the list of prescribed rural housing bodies in the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (Rural Housing Bodies) Order 2004 to include Tiree Community Development Trust and Woodhaven Housing Company Limited. Rural housing bodies are bodies in favour of which it is competent to create a rural housing burden comprising a right of pre-emption under section 43(1) of the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2025/298 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/title-conditions-scotland-act-2003-rural-housing-bodies-amendment-order-2025
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