PART 3 THE CROFTING COMMUNITY RIGHT TO BUY

CHAPTER 1 GENERAL EXTENT OF CROFTING COMMUNITY RIGHT TO BUY

Section 75: Right of crofting community to buy croft land: general purposes and limitation

Subsection (1) indicates that the purpose of Part 3 of the Bill is to give crofting communities a right to buy certain land.

Subsection (2) indicates that Part 3 will define the land that can be bought, who can buy it and how it is to be done.

Subsection (3) provides that this legislation shall not affect the operation of the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993 in relation to the land over which the right to buy is exercised. It also provides that the legislation shall not prevent a crofting community body buying or owning any other land.

Section 76: Land which may be bought: eligible croft land

This section defines the land which may be bought.

Subsection (3) provides that land may not however be bought if it is a croft occupied or worked by the owner of the croft or a member of that owner's family.

Subsection (4) defines occupation of a croft for the purposes of subsection (3).

Section 77: Land which may be bought: eligible additional land and sporting interests

This section defines additional land and sporting interests in land which may be bought.

Subsection (2) provides for purchase of salmon fishings and mineral rights.