Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993
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The Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993 is a key piece of Scottish land reform legislation that consolidates and regulates the rights, duties, and security of tenure of crofters and the management of crofting communities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993 canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament
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Scottish land reform legislation ⓘ |
| amendedBy |
Crofters (Scotland) Act 2007
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 NERFINISHED ⓘ Subsequent Scottish Parliament crofting legislation ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
crofters
ⓘ
crofting communities ⓘ |
| consolidates | earlier crofting legislation ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| defines |
the meaning of croft
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the meaning of crofter ⓘ the meaning of owner-occupier crofter ⓘ |
| establishes |
rules for the creation of new crofts
ⓘ
rules for the enlargement of crofts ⓘ rules for the reorganisation of crofting townships ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | crofting counties and designated crofting areas in Scotland ⓘ |
| hasLongTitle | An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to crofting and to make further provision in relation to crofting and to the functions of the Crofters Commission and for connected purposes ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
agricultural law
ⓘ
property law ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providesFor |
compensation on renunciation or termination of crofts
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enforcement of crofters’ duties ⓘ registration of crofts ⓘ regulation of common grazings committees ⓘ rights to buy croft land in certain circumstances ⓘ |
| purpose |
to consolidate and regulate the law relating to crofting in Scotland
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to define rights and duties of crofters ⓘ to provide security of tenure for crofters ⓘ to regulate the management of crofting communities ⓘ |
| regulates |
assignation of crofts
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common grazings ⓘ decrofting ⓘ division of crofts ⓘ duties of crofters ⓘ resumption of croft land ⓘ rights of crofters ⓘ security of tenure of crofters ⓘ subletting of crofts ⓘ |
| relatedBody |
Crofters Commission
NERFINISHED
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Crofting Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
agricultural tenancies
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crofting ⓘ land reform ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1993 ⓘ |
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