Crofting (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2013 (2013 asp 10). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Scotland Document type Legislation Date 2013 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn 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 Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, 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 croft. Where a decrofting direction is given in relation to a croft, the 1993 Act ceases to apply to the croft. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Amends 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 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, Grazing Source: FAO, FAOLEX