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

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Scotland
Document type
Legislation
Date
2003 (2018)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act of the Scottish Parliament to establish statutory public rights of access to land for recreational and other purposes, and to extend some of the provisions for that purpose to rights of way and other rights; to make provision under which bodies representing rural and crofting communities may buy the land with which those communities have a connection; and for connected purposes.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Basic legislation Land reform Land tenure Lease Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Servitude Land valuation Non-governmental entity Ownership Cultural heritage
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Entry into force notes
This Act (except this section and section 98 above) comes into force on such day as Ministers may by order appoint. The appointed day for the coming into force of sections 8 (adjustment of land excluded from access rights), 10 (the Scottish Outdoor Access Code) and 27 (guidance) of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 is 30th September 2003 (S.S.I. No. 427 (C. 20)). Order S.S.I. 247 (C.17) appoints 14 June 2004 as the date for the coming into force of Parts 2 and 3 of and paragraph 2 of schedule 2 of the Act.
Abstract

Part 1 establishes a right to be on land for recreational, educational and certain other purposes and a right to cross land. The rights exist only if they are exercised responsibly. Some of the provisions for that purpose are also extended in relation to rights of way and other rights. Part 1 imposes certain duties on local authorities in relation to access on and over land in their areas and, in particular, requires them to draw up and adopt a plan of core paths in their areas. Part 2 confers on bodies representing rural communities a right to buy land with which the community has a connection. The right will arise in relation to land in which the body has registered an interest, when that land comes to be marketed or sold. Part 2 defines the land which can be bought under that Part, sets out the procedures for establishing a community body, for registering an interest in land. Part 2 also sets out the circumstances in which the right to buy is activated and the procedures for exercising it (including procedures for valuation of the land being bought, for appeals and for compensation). Part 3 gives bodies representing crofting communities a right to buy certain land. It therefore defines the land that can be bought, who can buy it and how it is to be acquired.

Full text
English
Website
www.legislation.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Crofting Community Body (Prescribed Form of Application and Notice) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 (S.S.I. No. 160 of 2009).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2009

Keyword: Non-governmental entity, Transfer, Agricultural land

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Community Right to Buy (Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. No. 233 of 2004).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2004

Keyword: Non-governmental entity, Transfer, Agricultural land

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Crofting Community Right to Buy (Ballot) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. No. 227 of 2004).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2004

Keyword: Non-governmental entity, Transfer, Agricultural land

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Community Right to Buy (Ballot) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. No. 228 of 2004).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2004

Keyword: Non-governmental entity, Transfer, Agricultural land

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Crofting Community Right to Buy (Grant Towards Compensation Liability) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. No. 225 of 2004).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2004

Keyword: Non-governmental entity, Transfer, Liability/compensation, Agricultural land, Subsidy/incentive

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Community Right to Buy (Compensation) (Scotland) Order 2004 (S.S.I. No. 229 of 2004).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2004

Keyword: Non-governmental entity, Transfer, Liability/compensation, Agricultural land, Subsidy/incentive

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Crofting Community Right to Buy (Compensation) (Scotland) Order 2004 (S.S.I. No. 226 of 2004).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2004

Keyword: Non-governmental entity, Transfer, Liability/compensation, Agricultural land, Subsidy/incentive

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Community Right to Buy (Specification of Plans) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. No. 231 of 2004).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2004

Keyword: Non-governmental entity, Transfer, Cadastre/land registration, Survey/mapping

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Crofting Community Body Form of Application for Consent to Buy Croft Land etc. and Notice of Minister's Decision (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. No. 224 of 2004).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2004

Keyword: Non-governmental entity, Transfer, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Community Right to Buy (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (S.S.I. No. 400 of 2015).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2015

Keyword: Non-governmental entity, Transfer, Registration, Agricultural land, Community management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

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

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2018

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

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Community Right to Buy (Abandoned, Neglected or Detrimental Land) (Compensation) (Scotland) Order 2018 (S.S.I. No. 137 of 2018).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2018

Keyword: Land reform, Public land, Transfer, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Abandoned land/unoccupied land

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (2007 asp 7).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2007

Keyword: Land tenure, Common property, Lease, Traditional rights/customary rights, Subdivision of land, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 (Modification) Order 2013 (S.S.I. No. 356 of 2013).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2013

Keyword: Land reform, Right of use, Private land, Animal health, Pests/diseases

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014 (Ancillary Provision) Order 2015 (S.S.I. No. 271 of 2015).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2015

Keyword: EIA, Cultural heritage, Institution, Protected area

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (2016 asp 18).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2016

Keyword: Agricultural development, Sustainable development, Sustainable use, Food security, Private forest, Framework law, Basic legislation, Land reform, Land tenure, Policy/planning, Institution, Lease, Agricultural land, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Servitude, Land-use planning, Land valuation, Non-governmental entity, Ownership, Private land, Cultural heritage, Common property, Community management, Smallholders/peasants, Management/conservation, Protection of species

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