The Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 10) Regulations 2020


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Scottish Statutory Instruments

2020 No. 20 (C. 1)

Land Reform

The Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 10) Regulations 2020

Made

5th February 2020

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

7th February 2020

Coming into force

26th April 2020

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 130(2) of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016(1).

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 10) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 26 April 2020.

Appointed day

2.  The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 specified in column 1 of the table in the schedule (the subject-matter of which is specified in column 2 of that table) is 26 April 2020.

ROSEANNA CUNNINGHAM

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew's House,

Edinburgh

5th February 2020

Regulation 2

SCHEDULE

Column 1

Provisions of the 2016 Act

Column 2

Subject-matter

Section 45Meaning of "land"
Section 46Eligible land
Section 47Eligible land: salmon fishings and mineral rights
Section 48Eligible land: tenant's interests
Section 49Part 5 community bodies
Section 50Provisions supplementary to section 49
Section 51Interpretation of Part 5
Section 52(2) to (9)Register of Applications by Community Bodies to Buy Land
Section 54Right to buy: application for consent
Section 55Right to buy: application procedure
Section 56Right to buy: Ministers' decision on application
Section 57Ballot to indicate approval for purposes of section 56
Section 58Right to buy same land exercisable by only one Part 5 community body
Section 59Consent conditions
Section 60Notification of Ministers' decision on application
Section 61Effect of Ministers' decision on right to buy
Section 62Confirmation of intention to proceed with purchase and withdrawal
Section 63Completion of purchase
Section 64Completion of transfer
Section 65Assessment of value of land etc.
Section 66Acquisition of interest of tenant over land: allocation of rents etc.
Section 67Compensation
Section 68Grants towards liabilities to pay compensation
Section 69Appeals to sheriff
Section 70Appeals to Lands Tribunal: valuation
Section 71Reference to Lands Tribunal of questions on applications
Section 72Agreement as to matters appealed
Section 73Mediation

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations bring into force certain provisions of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 ("the 2016 Act").

Regulation 2 appoints 26 April 2020 for the coming into force of the provisions specified in column 1 of the schedule of these Regulations.

The Bill for the 2016 Act received Royal Assent on 22 April 2016. Sections 125 to 127 and 131 came into force the following day.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Provision of the 2016 ActDate of CommencementInstrument No.
Sections 1 and 21 October 2016S.S.I. 2016/193
Section 31 October 2017S.S.I. 2016/193
Section 4(1) to (5)1 November 2016S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 4(6) to (8)1 April 2017S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 51 November 2016S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 61 April 2017S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 71 November 2016S.S.I. 2016/250
Sections 8 and 91 April 2017S.S.I. 2016/250
Sections 10, 11, and 12(1), (2), (3)(a), (4) and (5)1 November 2016S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 12(3)(b) (partially)1 November 2016S.S.I. 2016/250
Sections 13 to 201 November 2016S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 21(1) and (2)1 November 2016S.S.I. 2016/250
Sections 21(3), and 22(1), (2), (3)(a)(ii) and (iii) and (b), (4) and (5)1 April 2017S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 22(3)(a)(i)1 October 2017S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 23 to 261 April 2017S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 27(1), (2)(a) to (f) and (h) to (i) and (3) to (9)1 April 2017S.S.I. 2016/250
Sections 28 to 381 April 2017S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 39 (partially)17 May 2018S.S.I. 2018/138
Section 40 (partially)17 May 2018S.S.I. 2018/138
Section 40 (for all remaining purposes)10 January 2020S.S.I. 2019/420
Section 4117 May 2018S.S.I. 2018/138
Section 42 (partially)17 May 2018S.S.I. 2018/138
Section 42 (for all remaining purposes)10 January 2020S.S.I. 2019/420
Section 441 November 2016S.S.I. 2016/250
Section 52 (partially)23 April 2018S.S.I. 2018/99
Section 52(1), (10)(a), (10)(c), (11), (12) and (13)27 June 2018S.S.I. 2018/138
Section 52(10)(b) (so far as it is not already in force)27 June 2018S.S.I. 2018/138
Section 5327 June 2018S.S.I. 2018/138
Sections 74 to 8228 June 2016S.S.I. 2016/193
Sections 83 and 8431 December 2016S.S.I. 2016/372
Section 85(1) and (3) (partially)23 December 2016S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 85 (for all remaining purposes)30 November 2017S.S.I. 2017/299
Section 86 to 8830 November 2017S.S.I. 2017/299
Section 89 (partially)23 December 2016S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 89 (for all remaining purposes)30 November 2017S.S.I. 2017/299
Sections 90 and 9130 November 2017S.S.I. 2017/299
Section 92 (partially)23 December 2016S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 98 (partially)23 December 2016S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 100(partially)23 December 2016S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 101(partially)23 December 2016S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 102 (partially)23 December 2016S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 103 and 10423 December 2016S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 10530 November 2017S.S.I. 2017/299
Sections 107 and, 108(2) and (3)(a)(ii) and (b)23 December 2016S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 108 (for all remaining purposes)30 November 2017S.S.I. 2017/299
Section 10923 December 2017S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 110 (partially)23 December 2016S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 111(2) and (4) (partially)23 December 2016S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 112 to 11813 June 2017S.S.I. 2017/20
Section 119 to 12423 December 2016S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 129(1) and schedule 127 June 2018S.S.I. 2018/138
Section 129(2) and schedule 2 so far as they relate to paragraphs 1 to 6, 8 and 9 of schedule 230 November 2017S.S.I. 2017/299
Section 129(2) and schedule 2 so far as they relate to paragraph 7(1) of schedule 2 (partially)23 December 2016S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 129(2) and schedule 2 so far as they relate to paragraph 7(1) of schedule 230 November 2017S.S.I. 2017/299
Section 129(2) and schedule 2 so far as they relate to paragraph 7(2) to (16)(a) and (17) to (28) and (30)(a) of schedule 230 November 2017S.S.I. 2017/299
Section 129(2) and schedule 2 so far as they relate to paragraph 7(16)(b) and (14) to (19) of schedule 223 December 2016S.S.I. 2016/365
Section 129(2) and schedule 2 so far as they relate to paragraph 7(29) and (30)(b) of schedule 2 (partially)23 December 2016S.S.I. 2016/365


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