Crofters Commission
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The Crofters Commission was a Scottish public body responsible for regulating and developing crofting, a traditional system of small-scale tenant farming in the Highlands and Islands.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish public body
ⓘ
non-departmental public body ⓘ |
| appliesLegislation |
Crofters (Scotland) Act 1955
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993 NERFINISHED ⓘ subsequent crofting reform acts ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Scottish Highlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ crofting ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| dissolved | 2012 ⓘ |
| employs |
civil servants
ⓘ
commissioners ⓘ |
| field |
land management
ⓘ
rural development ⓘ tenancy regulation ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
maintain register of crofts
ⓘ
promote development of crofting communities ⓘ regulate crofting tenancies ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
secure the future of crofting
ⓘ
support economic development in crofting communities ⓘ support sustainable land use in crofting areas ⓘ |
| hasPower |
enforce crofting legislation
ⓘ
reorganize crofting townships ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Inverness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1955 ⓘ |
| industry | agriculture ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| legalForm | statutory body ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Highlands and Islands of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Scottish Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Crofters Commission (1886) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForReplacement | reform of crofting regulation framework ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Caithness
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lochaber NERFINISHED ⓘ Ross-shire NERFINISHED ⓘ Skye NERFINISHED ⓘ Sutherland NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulated |
crofters
ⓘ
crofting landlords ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Crofting Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Scottish Government Rural Affairs portfolio ⓘ |
| website | http://www.crofterscommission.org.uk/ ⓘ |
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