Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/2/part/3/2016-08-01
Timestamp: 2019-09-22 11:03:09
Document Index: 410670170

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Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003, Part 3 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 22 September 2019. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(3)That right may be exercised in relation to more than one holding of land or sporting interests [F8or more than one tenancy] but in order so to exercise the right an application must be made in respect of each such holding [F9or tenancy] and applications so made may be differently disposed of.
(4)In subsection (3) above, a “holding” of land or of a sporting interest is land in the ownership of one person or in common or joint ownership or a sporting interest to which one person is entitled or to which there is a common or joint entitlement [F10 and a “tenancy” is one where one person is entitled to the tenant's interest or there is a common or joint entitlement to that interest].
(a)the location and boundaries of the land [F11, the subjects of the lease or the] sporting interests in respect of which the right to buy is sought to be exercised (the “subjects of the application”);
[F12(5A)Paragraphs (b) to (d) and (f) of subsection (5) above do not apply as respects an application made by virtue of section 69A(2) of this Act.]
[F13(aa)in the case of an application made by virtue of section 69A(2) above, send a copy of its application to the tenant;]and
[F14(ia)in the case of an application made by virtue of section 69A(2) above, the tenant;]
F8Words in s. 73(3) inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(3)(a)(i) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F9Words in s. 73(3) inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(3)(a)(ii) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F10Words in s. 73(4) added (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(3)(b) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F11Words in s. 73(5)(a) substituted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(3)(c) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F12S. 73(5A) inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(3)(d) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F13S. 73(6)(aa) inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(3)(e) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F14S. 73(8)(a)(ia) inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(3)(f) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
(a)has a right of pasture or grazing, or holds a common grazing, within the land which the crofting community body has applied to buy or, as the case may be, within land over which the sporting interests which the crofting community body has applied to buy may be exercised [F21or within the land over which the tenant's interest subsists]; or
is, for the purposes of this section, to be regarded as a tenant of a croft within the land which the body proposes to buy [F22or within the land over which the tenant's interest subsists].
F21Words in s. 75(5)(a) added (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(5)(d)(i) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F22Words in s. 75(5) added (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(5)(d)(ii) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
(1)Only one crofting community body may exercise the right under this Part of this Act to buy the same land [F23, tenant's interest] or sporting interests.
(a)the other body’s right to buy the land or [F24tenant's interest which is, or the] sporting interests which are the subject of the body’s application is, so far as proceeding on that application, extinguished; and
(i)the owner of the land [F25, the tenant or the] person entitled to the sporting interests; and
F23Words in s. 76(1) inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(6)(a) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F24Words in s. 76(4)(a) inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(6)(b)(i) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F25Word in s. 76(4)(b)(i) substituted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(6)(b)(ii) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
[F26(ca)where the subject of the application is a tenant's interest, any person who has an interest in the lease, being an interest giving rise to a right which is legally enforceable by that person;] or
[F27(ba)the tenant whose interest is the subject of the application;] or
F26S. 81(1)(ca) inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(7)(a) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F27S. 81(2)(ba) inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(7)(b) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
(b)the owner of the land or [F28as the case may be the tenant whose interest is the subject of the application or the] person entitled to the sporting interests to which the application relates;
(a)the land [F29, tenant's interest] or sporting interests to which the consent relates (provided, where appropriate, by or by reference to maps and drawings); and
F28Words in s. 82(1)(b) inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(8)(a) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F29Words in s. 82(2)(a) inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(8)(b) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F30S. 84(2)(c) repealed (1.8.2016) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 14), s. 104(3), sch. 2 para. 14(4); S.S.I. 2014/264, art. 2, sch. (with art. 4)
(1)A crofting community body’s right to buy land [F31, the interest of a tenant over land] or sporting interests under this Act is exercisable only if, within 21 days of the date of notification under section 88(12) below, it sends notice confirming its intention to proceed to buy the land [F32, tenant's interest] or interests to Ministers and to the owner of the land or [F33, as the case may be, the tenant or the] person entitled to the interests.
(3)Ministers shall, within 7 days of receipt of notice under subsection (1) or (2) above, acknowledge receipt and send a copy of that acknowledgement to the owner of the land or [F34, as the case may be, the tenant or the] person entitled to the interests.
F31Words in s. 85(1) inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(9)(a)(i) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F32Words in s. 85(1) inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(9)(a)(ii) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F33Words in s. 85(1) inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(9)(a)(iii) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F34Words in s. 85(3) inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(9)(b) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
(i)effect the transfer; [F35to it of the land or sporting interests or as the case may be the assignation to it of the tenant's interest] and
(i)that the subjects of the application to which Ministers have consented are the same as those to be transferred; [F36or assigned] and
(ii)that the transfer [F37or assignation] is to be effected in accordance with any other conditions imposed by Ministers under section 80 above.
(4)The owner of the land or person entitled to the [F38sporting] interests being bought is obliged—
(5)If, within 6 weeks of the date on which Ministers consent to an application to buy land or sporting interests, the owner of the land or person entitled to the [F39sporting] interests refuses or fails to make those deeds and other documents available, or they cannot be found, the Land Court may, on the application of the crofting community body, order the owner or person entitled or any other person appearing to the Court to have those deeds and documents to produce them.
[F40(7)In relation to an application made by virtue of section 69A(2) above, the tenant is obliged to make available to the crofting community body such deeds and other documents as are sufficient to enable the body to complete its acquisition of the tenant's interest and the tenant is obliged to effect the assignation of his interest accordingly.
F35Words in s. 86(1)(a)(i) added (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(10)(a)(i) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F36Words in s. 86(1)(b)(i) added (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(10)(a)(ii) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F37Words in s. 86(1)(b)(ii) inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(10)(a)(iii) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F38Words in s. 86(4) inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(10)(b) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F39Words in S. 86(5) inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(10)(c) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F40Words in S. 86(7)-(9) added (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(10)(d) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
(1)The consideration for the transfer of the land or sporting interests [F41or for the assignation of the tenant's interest] shall be its or their value as assessed under section 88 below.
(2)That consideration shall, subject to subsections (3) and (4) below, be paid not later than the “final settlement date”, being the date on which expires a 6 month period beginning with the date (the “consent date”) when Ministers consented to the application under section 73 above to buy the land [F42, the tenant's interest or the sporting] interests.
(a)[F43the crofting community body and, as the case may be, the owner, the tenant or the person entitled to the sporting interests] so agree, the consideration may be paid on a date later than the final settlement date;
(b)the assessment of the valuation of the land [F44, the tenant's right or the sporting] interests under section 88 below has not been completed by a date 4 months after the consent date, the consideration shall be paid not later than 2 months after the date when that assessment is completed;
(4)Where, on the date the consideration is to be paid, the owner or person entitled to the interests is not able to effect the grant of a good and marketable title to the crofting community body [F45or as the case may be the tenant is not able to assign his interest to that body]—
shall be consigned into the Land Court until that title is granted [F46or assignation is effected] or the crofting community body gives notice to the Court of its decision not to proceed to complete the transaction.
(5)Where the consideration remains unpaid after the date not later than which it is to be paid, the crofting community body’s application under section 73 above in relation to the land [F47, the tenant's interest or the sporting] interests shall be treated as withdrawn.
(6)Any heritable security which burdened the land [F48 or tenant's interest immediately before—
[F49(7A)Where such a security also burdens a tenant's interest other than the tenant's interest assigned to the crofting community body, the security shall not, by virtue of subsection (6) above, cease to burden that other interest.]
(8)Unless the creditors in right of any such security otherwise agree, the crofting community body shall pay to them according to their respective rights and preferences any sum which would, but for this subsection, be paid to the owner [F50, or as the case may be to the tenant,] by the crofting community body as consideration for the land [F51, tenant's interest or sporting] interests.
(9)Any sum paid by a crofting community body under subsection (8) above shall be deducted from the sum which the body is to pay to the owner as consideration for the land [F52or as the case may be to the tenant as consideration for the interest of the tenant over the land].
F41Words in s. 87(1) inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(11)(a) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F42Word in s. 87(2) substituted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(11)(b) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F43Words in s. 87(3)(a) substituted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(11)(c)(i) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F44Word in s. 87(3)(b) substituted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(11)(c)(ii) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F45Words in s. 87(4) inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(11)(d) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F46Words in s. 87(4) inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(11)(d) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F47Words in s. 87(5) substituted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(11)(e) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F48Words in s. 87(6) substituted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(11)(f) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F49S. 87(7A) inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(11)(g) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F50Words in s. 87(8) inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(11)(h)(i) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F51Words in s. 87(8) substituted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(11)(h)(ii) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F52Words in s. 87(9) added (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(11)(i) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
(1)Where Ministers consent to an application under section 73 above, they shall, subject to subsection (2) below, within 7 days of doing so appoint a valuer, being a person who appears to Ministers to be suitably qualified, independent and to have knowledge and experience of valuing land or [F53interests of a kind which is similar to the land, tenant's interest] or sporting interests being bought, to assess the value of the land [F54, tenant's interest] or sporting interests to which the application relates.
(4)In assessing the value of land [F55, the interest of a tenant over land] or interests in pursuance of an appointment under subsection (1) above, a valuer—
(a)does not act on behalf of the owner of the land [F56, of the tenant, of the person entitled to the sporting interests or of the crofting community body which is exercising its right to buy the land, tenant's interest or sporting] interests under this Part of this Act; and
(5)The value to be assessed is the market value of the land [F57, tenant's interest or sporting] interests as at the date when Ministers consented to the application under section 73 relating to the land [F58, interest] or interests.
(a)the value it [F59, a tenant's interest or sporting] they would have on the open market as between a seller and a buyer both of whom are, as respects the transaction, willing;
(b)any depreciation in the value of other land or interests belonging to the seller which may result from the transfer of land [F60, a tenant's interest or sporting interests, including (in the case of land or sporting interests)] depreciation caused by division of the land or interests by the transfer of land or interests to the crofting community body; and
(c)the amount attributable to any disturbance to the seller which may arise in connection with the transfer of the land [F61, tenant's interest or sporting] interests to the crofting community body.
(7)In arriving, for the purposes of this section, at the value which land [F62, a tenant's interest or sporting] interests would have on the open market in the circumstances mentioned in subsection (6)(a) above—
(a)account may be taken, in so far as a seller and buyer such as are mentioned in subsection (6) above would do so, of any factor attributable to the known existence of a person who (not being the crofting community body which is exercising its right to buy the land or interests) would be willing to buy the land [F63, a tenant's interest or sporting] interests at a price higher than others would because of a characteristic of the land [F64, a tenant's interest or sporting] interests which relates peculiarly to that person’s interest in buying it;
(iii)the absence of the period of time during which the land [F65, a tenant's interest or sporting] interests would, on the open market, be likely to be advertised and exposed for sale.
(9)In carrying out a valuation under this section, the valuer shall invite the owner of the land or [F66as the case may be the tenant, or the person entitled to the sporting] interests and the crofting community body which is exercising its right to buy the land [F67, tenant's interest or sporting] interests to make representations in writing about the value of the land [F68, interest] or interests and shall consider any representations made accordingly.
(10)Where the crofting community body and the owner of the land or [F69as the case may be the tenant, or the person entitled to the sporting] interests have agreed the valuation of the land [F70the tenant's interest or the sporting] interests they shall notify the valuer in writing of that valuation.
[F71(12)The valuer shall, within the period set out in subsection (13) below, notify Ministers, the crofting community body and as the case may be the owner of the land, the tenant or the person entitled to the sporting interests, of the assessed value of the land, tenant's interest or sporting interests; and if there is a determination under section 88A(1) below shall within that period notify the crofting community body and the tenant of the determination.]
F53Words in s. 88(1) substituted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(12)(a)(i) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F54Words in s. 88(1) inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(12)(a)(ii) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F55Words in s. 88(4) inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(12)(b)(i) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F56Words in s. 88(4) substituted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(12)(b)(ii) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F57Words in s. 88(5) substituted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(12)(c) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F58Words in s. 88(5) inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(12)(c)(ii) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F59Words in s. 88(6) substituted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(12)(d)(i) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F60Words in s. 88(6)(b) substituted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(12)(d)(ii) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F61Words in s. 88(6)(c) substituted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(12)(d)(iii) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F64Words in s. 88(7) substituted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(12)(e) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F65Words in s. 88(7) substituted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(12)(e) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F66Words in s. 88(9) substituted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(12)(f)(i) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F67Words in s. 88(9) substituted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(12)(f)(ii) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F68Words in s. 88(9) inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(12)(f)(iii) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F69Words in s. 88(10) substituted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(12)(g)(i) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F70Words in s. 88(10) substituted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(12)(g)(ii) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F71S. 88(12) substituted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(12)(h) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
[F7288AAcquisition of interest of tenant over land: allocation of rents etc.S
F72S. 88A inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 31(3), 43, (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
(1)Any person, including an owner or former owner of land or person entitled to sporting interests [F73(and in the case of an application made by virtue of section 69A(2) above a tenant)], who has incurred loss or expense—
(3)Where such an application has been refused, the owner of the land [F74, the tenant or the person entitled to the sporting] interests who has incurred loss or expense as mentioned in subsection (1)(a) above is entitled to recover the amount of that loss or expense from Ministers.
F73Words in s. 89(1) inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(13)(a) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F74Words in s. 89(3) substituted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(13)(b) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
(a)that after settlement of its other liabilities connected with the exercise of its right to buy land [F75, the interest of a tenant over land] or sporting interests under this Part of this Act, the crofting community body has insufficient money to pay, or to pay in full, the amount of compensation it has to pay under section 89 above;
F75Words in s. 90(2)(a) inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(14) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
(1)The owner of the land or person entitled to the sporting interests to which an application under section 73 above relates [F76(and in the case of an application made by virtue of section 69A(2) above the tenant)] and any other person within subsection (2) below may, by summary application, appeal to the sheriff against Ministers' decision to consent to the application.
(b)any person who has any interest in the land [F77, lease] or sporting interests giving rise to a right which is legally enforceable by that person; and
(4)Subsection (3) above does not extend to Ministers' decision under section 76 above upon which of two or more applications to buy the same land [F78or tenant's interest] they should consent to.
(6)The sheriff in whose sheriffdom the land [F79which is the subject of the application (or as the case may be over which the tenancy has been created)] or any part of it is situated or the sporting interests or any part of them are exercisable has jurisdiction to hear an appeal under this section.
F76Words in s. 91(1) inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(15)(a) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F77Words in s. 91(2)(b) inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(15)(b) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F78Words in s. 91(4) inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(15)(c) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F79Words in s. 91(6) inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(15)(d) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
(1)The owner of land or [F80as the case may be the tenant or the] person entitled to the sporting interests the value of which has been assessed under section 88 above and the crofting community body which is exercising its right to buy the land [F81, tenant's interest or sporting] interests may appeal to the Land Court against the valuation [F82; and if the valuer has made a determination under section 88A(1) above the tenant and that body may so appeal against the determination.].
(3)In an appeal under this section, the Land Court may reassess the value of the land or [F83as the case may be of the tenant's interest or the sporting interests and may substitute its own determination for any determination under section 88A(1) above.].
(4)The valuer whose valuation [F84or determination] is appealed against may be a witness in the appeal proceedings.
(7)Ministers are not competent parties to any appeal under this section by reason only that they appointed the valuer whose valuation [F85or determination] is the subject of the appeal.
F80Words in s. 92(1) inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(16)(a)(i) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F81Words in s. 92(1) inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(16)(a)(ii) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F82Words in s. 92(1) added (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(16)(a)(iii) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F83Words in s. 92(3) substituted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(16)(b) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F84Words in s. 92(4) inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(16)(c) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F85Words in s. 92(7) inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(16)(c) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
[F86(1)It is not competent for the owner of the land, or as the case may be the tenant or the person entitled to the sporting interests, to which an application under section 73 above relates—
(2)Subsection (1) above has no effect where the crofting community body has withdrawn the application or has otherwise decided not to proceed to exercise its right to buy the land [F87, tenant's interest or sporting] interests.
F86S. 95(1) substituted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(17)(a) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
F87Words in s. 95(2) substituted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(17)(b) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
(b)prevents a crofting community body from having and exercising power to acquire land [F88(or an interest created over land)] or other property otherwise than under it.
F88Words in s. 96(b) substituted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 1 para. 5(18) (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.
[F8997AConstruction of certain references to “tenant”S
F89S. 97A inserted (25.6.2007) by Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7), ss. 31(4), 43, (with ss. 40, 43(2)); S.S.I. 2007/269, art. 2, Sch.