SCOTTISH STATUTORY INSTRUMENT
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.
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Citation and commencementCitation 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
SCHEDULE
Regulation 2
SCHEDULE
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Column 1
Provisions of the 2016 Act
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Column 2
Subject-matter
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Section 45 |
Meaning of “land” |
Section 46 |
Eligible land |
Section 47 |
Eligible land: salmon fishings and mineral rights |
Section 48 |
Eligible land: tenant’s interests |
Section 49 |
Part 5 community bodies |
Section 50 |
Provisions supplementary to section 49 |
Section 51 |
Interpretation of Part 5 |
Section 52(2) to (9) |
Register of Applications by Community Bodies to Buy Land |
Section 54 |
Right to buy: application for consent |
Section 55 |
Right to buy: application procedure |
Section 56 |
Right to buy: Ministers’ decision on application |
Section 57 |
Ballot to indicate approval for purposes of section 56 |
Section 58 |
Right to buy same land exercisable by only one Part 5 community body |
Section 59 |
Consent conditions |
Section 60 |
Notification of Ministers’ decision on application |
Section 61 |
Effect of Ministers’ decision on right to buy |
Section 62 |
Confirmation of intention to proceed with purchase and withdrawal |
Section 63 |
Completion of purchase |
Section 64 |
Completion of transfer |
Section 65 |
Assessment of value of land etc. |
Section 66 |
Acquisition of interest of tenant over land: allocation of rents etc. |
Section 67 |
Compensation |
Section 68 |
Grants towards liabilities to pay compensation |
Section 69 |
Appeals to sheriff |
Section 70 |
Appeals to Lands Tribunal: valuation |
Section 71 |
Reference to Lands Tribunal of questions on applications |
Section 72 |
Agreement as to matters appealed |
Section 73 |
Mediation |
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 Act |
Date of Commencement |
Instrument No. |
Sections 1 and 2 |
1 October 2016 |
S.S.I. 2016/193 |
Section 3 |
1 October 2017 |
S.S.I. 2016/193 |
Section 4(1) to (5) |
1 November 2016 |
S.S.I. 2016/250 |
Section 4(6) to (8) |
1 April 2017 |
S.S.I. 2016/250 |
Section 5 |
1 November 2016 |
S.S.I. 2016/250 |
Section 6 |
1 April 2017 |
S.S.I. 2016/250 |
Section 7 |
1 November 2016 |
S.S.I. 2016/250 |
Sections 8 and 9 |
1 April 2017 |
S.S.I. 2016/250 |
Sections 10, 11, and 12(1), (2), (3)(a), (4) and (5) |
1 November 2016 |
S.S.I. 2016/250 |
Section 12(3)(b) (partially) |
1 November 2016 |
S.S.I. 2016/250 |
Sections 13 to 20 |
1 November 2016 |
S.S.I. 2016/250 |
Section 21(1) and (2) |
1 November 2016 |
S.S.I. 2016/250 |
Sections 21(3), and 22(1), (2), (3)(a)(ii) and (iii) and (b), (4) and (5) |
1 April 2017 |
S.S.I. 2016/250 |
Section 22(3)(a)(i) |
1 October 2017 |
S.S.I. 2016/250 |
Section 23 to 26 |
1 April 2017 |
S.S.I. 2016/250 |
Section 27(1), (2)(a) to (f) and (h) to (i) and (3) to (9) |
1 April 2017 |
S.S.I. 2016/250 |
Sections 28 to 38 |
1 April 2017 |
S.S.I. 2016/250 |
Section 39 (partially) |
17 May 2018 |
S.S.I. 2018/138 |
Section 40 (partially) |
17 May 2018 |
S.S.I. 2018/138 |
Section 40 (for all remaining purposes) |
10 January 2020 |
S.S.I. 2019/420 |
Section 41 |
17 May 2018 |
S.S.I. 2018/138 |
Section 42 (partially) |
17 May 2018 |
S.S.I. 2018/138 |
Section 42 (for all remaining purposes) |
10 January 2020 |
S.S.I. 2019/420 |
Section 44 |
1 November 2016 |
S.S.I. 2016/250 |
Section 52 (partially) |
23 April 2018 |
S.S.I. 2018/99 |
Section 52(1), (10)(a), (10)(c), (11), (12) and (13) |
27 June 2018 |
S.S.I. 2018/138 |
Section 52(10)(b) (so far as it is not already in force) |
27 June 2018 |
S.S.I. 2018/138 |
Section 53 |
27 June 2018 |
S.S.I. 2018/138 |
Sections 74 to 82 |
28 June 2016 |
S.S.I. 2016/193 |
Sections 83 and 84 |
31 December 2016 |
S.S.I. 2016/372 |
Section 85(1) and (3) (partially) |
23 December 2016 |
S.S.I. 2016/365 |
Section 85 (for all remaining purposes) |
30 November 2017 |
S.S.I. 2017/299 |
Section 86 to 88 |
30 November 2017 |
S.S.I. 2017/299 |
Section 89 (partially) |
23 December 2016 |
S.S.I. 2016/365 |
Section 89 (for all remaining purposes) |
30 November 2017 |
S.S.I. 2017/299 |
Sections 90 and 91 |
30 November 2017 |
S.S.I. 2017/299 |
Section 92 (partially) |
23 December 2016 |
S.S.I. 2016/365 |
Section 98 (partially) |
23 December 2016 |
S.S.I. 2016/365 |
Section 100(partially) |
23 December 2016 |
S.S.I. 2016/365 |
Section 101(partially) |
23 December 2016 |
S.S.I. 2016/365 |
Section 102 (partially) |
23 December 2016 |
S.S.I. 2016/365 |
Section 103 and 104 |
23 December 2016 |
S.S.I. 2016/365 |
Section 105 |
30 November 2017 |
S.S.I. 2017/299 |
Sections 107 and, 108(2) and (3)(a)(ii) and (b) |
23 December 2016 |
S.S.I. 2016/365 |
Section 108 (for all remaining purposes) |
30 November 2017 |
S.S.I. 2017/299 |
Section 109 |
23 December 2017 |
S.S.I. 2016/365 |
Section 110 (partially) |
23 December 2016 |
S.S.I. 2016/365 |
Section 111(2) and (4) (partially) |
23 December 2016 |
S.S.I. 2016/365 |
Section 112 to 118 |
13 June 2017 |
S.S.I. 2017/20 |
Section 119 to 124 |
23 December 2016 |
S.S.I. 2016/365 |
Section 129(1) and schedule 1 |
27 June 2018 |
S.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 2 |
30 November 2017 |
S.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 2016 |
S.S.I. 2016/365 |
Section 129(2) and schedule 2 so far as they relate to paragraph 7(1) of schedule 2 |
30 November 2017 |
S.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 2 |
30 November 2017 |
S.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 2 |
23 December 2016 |
S.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 2016 |
S.S.I. 2016/365 |
