Crofting (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2013 (2013 asp 10).

Country/Territory: United Kingdom
Document type: Legislation
Date: 2013
Source: FAO, FAOLEX
Long title: An Act of the Scottish Parliament to allow decrofting by owner-occupier crofters; and for connected purposes.

Subject: Agricultural & rural development, Land & soil
Keyword: Smallholders/peasants Land tenure Lease Traditional rights/customary rights Common property Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings
Geographical area: Europe, European Union Countries, Northern Europe

Abstract: This Act amends principally the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993 and consequentially the Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 in respect of applications to decroft by owner-occupier crofters and the subsequent handling of such application by the Crofters Commission. The Act also provides with respect to appeals against decisions of the Commission. An owner-occupier crofter may apply to the Commission for a decrofting direction, i.e. a direction that the owner-occupier’s croft is to cease to be a crof
Full text: English
Website: www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Amends

Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993 (1993 Cap. 44).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1993

Keyword: Agricultural development, Institution, Smallholders/peasants, Community management, Pastoralism, Inland fisheries, Land tenure, Lease, Common property, Mountain area, Traditional rights/customary rights, Subdivision of land, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Court/tribunal, Range

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (2010 asp 14).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2010

Keyword: Agricultural development, Smallholders/peasants, Land tenure, Common property, Mountain area, Institution, Lease, Traditional rights/customary rights, Subdivision of land, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Source: FAO, FAOLEX