Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/7/body/enacted
Timestamp: 2019-10-14 02:33:00
Document Index: 251606699

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 1', 'art 2', 'art 3', 'art 4', 'art 5', 'art 6']

Part 1The Crofters Commission
1Discharge of functions
3Obtaining Commission approval or consent
5Maintenance of and provision of information from the Register of Crofts
Part 2Crofts
6New crofts
(c)taking account, in so far as a buyer and a seller of the holding would do so, of any factor attributable to the known existence of a person who (not being the applicant) would be willing to buy the holding at a price higher than other persons because of a characteristic of the holding which relates peculiarly to that person’s interest in buying it; and
7The statutory conditions
“3AThe croft shall be kept in a fit state for cultivation except in so far as a use to which it is put by virtue of paragraph 3(b) above is incompatible with its being so kept.
3BWithout prejudice to the generality of paragraph 3A above, in determining whether that paragraph is complied with regard shall be had to whether appropriate measures (which may include the provision of drainage) are routinely undertaken, where requisite and practicable, to control or eradicate vermin, bracken, whins, broom, rushes, iris and harmful weeds.”;
“5AIn sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) of paragraph 5 above, “relevant notice” means notice given by the landlord to the crofter not to do, or not to allow, a particular thing or not to engage in a particular course of conduct (being a thing or course of conduct specified in the notice and relevant to the deterioration or prejudice in question).”;
“6AThe crofter shall be responsible for ensuring, where the croft is sublet, that the subtenant adheres to the statutory conditions.”;
(f)in paragraph 7, for the word “subdivide” there is substituted “divide”;
“11ANothing in paragraph 11 above shall be held to allow, or require the crofter to allow, the landlord, or any person authorised by the landlord, to exercise unreasonably a right enjoyed by virtue of that paragraph.”; and
8Complaint as respects breach of the statutory conditions
9Exchange of crofts or parts of crofts
“Exchange of crofts
10Division of croft
12Assignation
(a)in subsection (1), for paragraphs (a) and (b) there is substituted “unless he obtains the consent of the Commission”;
“(2)In the case of an application made by virtue of subsection (1) above in respect of an assignation to a person other than a member of the crofter’s family, the following special conditions apply for the purposes of section 58A(6)(b)(ii) of this Act—
(c)in subsection (5), for the words from “in writing” to “above” there is substituted “of the Commission”; and
(d)in subsection (6), for the words from “at the term” to “may be,” there is substituted “on such date as the Commission shall specify in the consent (being a date not less than two months after that on which the consent was intimated to the crofter) unless before that date”.
13Bequest of tenancy of croft
14Prior rights, on intestacy, in relation to tenancy of croft
16Transfer of tenancy of croft by executor: special provision relating to the 1993 Act
17Amendment of section 11 of the 1993 Act
18Determination of the Land Court as to croft boundaries
19Access to croft
21Meaning of croft
(ii)in paragraph (d), for the words “as aforesaid” there is substituted “in the crofting counties”; and
Part 3Termination of tenancy, decrofting, etc.
22Resumption and reversion
(a)in subsection (1), after the word “interest” there is inserted “or the interests of the crofting community in the locality of the croft”;
(2)In section 21 of the 1993 Act (crofter’s right to share in value of land resumed by landlord)—
(b)in subsection (6), after the word “payable” there is inserted “, or in the case of payment by instalments as from the date when the unpaid balance of such sum is payable,”.
(6)“Relevant person” in subsection (1) above means the Commission, the landlord, the person who surrendered the land or, where the land comprises a common grazing, the owner or the grazings committee.”.
23Decrofting
(i)in subsection (1)(a), after the word “interest” there is inserted “or to the interests of the crofting community in the locality of the croft”;
(iii)in subsection (2), for the words “(1)(b)” there is substituted “(1)(b) or (c)”;
(iv)in subsection (3), after the word “conditions” there is inserted “(which may include provision as to timescales)”;
(b)the land, or any part of it, has, since the direction under that section, been conveyed to a person other than the former crofter or a member of the former crofter’s family; or
24Re-letting
(d)that he is the grazings clerk, a member of the grazings committee, the owner of the common grazing or a member of the landlord’s family;
(i)at the beginning there is inserted “Subject to subsection (5A) below,”; and
(ii)for the words from “the Commission refuse” to the end of the proviso there is substituted “the Commission’s approval of them is not obtained, the Commission must proceed in accordance with subsections (5B) and (5C) below.
(5A)Where the croft is declared vacant in pursuance of section 11(8) of this Act, if, within a period of four months from the giving of notice under that section, the proposals required by that notice to be submitted are not submitted or the Commission’s approval of them is not obtained, the Commission must proceed in accordance with subsections (5B) and (5C) below.
25Compensation for improvements for purposes other than cultivation or grazing etc.
Part 4Common grazings
26Use of common grazing
27New common grazing
28Contravention of, or failure to comply with, common grazings regulations
(i)may determine that all or part of the person’s share in the common grazing is suspended for such period as they shall specify; and
(1E)Where, while all or part of the person’s share in the common grazing is suspended by virtue of subsection (1D)(a)(i) above, a requirement imposed under subsection (1C)(a) above is not complied with as regards so much of the share as is not suspended, or as the case may be a requirement imposed under subsection (1D)(a)(ii) above is not complied with, the Commission—
(i)determine that all or part of the person’s share is terminated; and
Part 5Schemes for development
30Schemes for development
Part 6Crofting community right to buy