Community Right to Buy (Abandoned, Neglected or Detrimental Land) (Applications, Ballots and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (S.S.I. No. 140 of 2018).

Subject

Land & soil

Keyword

Land reform Public land Transfer Community management Abandoned land/unoccupied land Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Geographical area

Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe

Abstract

These Regulations make provision in connection with the right to buy abandoned, neglected or detrimental land under Part 3A of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 as inserted by section 74 of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015. A community body that wishes to apply for consent to exercise a right to buy under section 97G of the 2003 Act shall do so to the Scottish Ministers in accordance with these Regulations. The application must be in the form specified in Schedule 1 and include or be accompanied by information of the kind specified in that Schedule. the Regulations also concern ballots that must be held by communities for purpose of section 97J of the 2003 Act.

Full text

English

Website

www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 (2003 asp 2).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2003 (2018)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Land reform, Land tenure, Lease, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Servitude, Land valuation, Non-governmental entity, Ownership, Cultural heritage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (2015 Asp 6).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2015

Keyword: Agricultural development, Public participation, Community management, Local government, Environmental planning, Sustainable development, Policy/planning, Inland fisheries, Land reform, Land tenure, Land-use planning, Common property, Transfer, Private land, Public land, Non-governmental entity, Agricultural land, Expropriation, Smallholders/peasants, Management/conservation, Protected area

Source: FAO, FAOLEX