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Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003
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· 2003-02-25
2021-02-24
Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003
2017-12-28
Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003
2016-12-16
Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003
2016-04-15
Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003
2015-10-01
Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003
2013-12-20
Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003
2012-08-16
Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003
2012-04-01
Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003
2011-10-01
Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003
2010-10-02
Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003
2009-10-01
Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003
2005-12-05
Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003
Changes on 2005-12-05
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### Chapter 1 — Nature and extent of access rights
#### Access rights
#### The Conservation (Natural Habitats, Etc.) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2716)
##### 1
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- (b) a transfer in implement or pursuance of an order of a court (other than an order under section 24 of the Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970 (c. 35) or a decree in an action for the division and sale of land);
- (c) a transfer between spouses in pursuance of an arrangement between them entered into at any time after they have ceased living together;
- (c) a transfer between spouses or civil partners in pursuance of an arrangement between them entered into at any time after they have ceased living together;
- (d) a transfer of croft land to the crofter tenanting it;
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- (c) the owner or such a creditor, or a person acting on behalf of the owner or such a creditor, proceeds further with any proposed transfer of the land which was initiated prior to the date on which the interest was registered.
- (6) In section 25 of the Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970 (c. 35) (exercise of power of a creditor in a standard security to sell the security subjects), after “may” there is inserted “, subject to sections 37(5)(e) or 40(1) of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 2) (prohibition of transfer of land registered under that Act except in accordance with its provisions),”.
- (6) In section 25 of the Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970 (c. 35) (exercise of power of a creditor in a standard security to sell the security subjects), after “may” there is inserted . “ , subject to sections 37(5)(e) or 40(1) of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 2) (prohibition of transfer of land registered under that Act except in accordance with its provisions), ”
- (7) In subsection (4)(f) above, “*statutory undertaker*” shall be construed in accordance with section 214 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (c. 8).
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#### Access rights to be exercised responsibly
#### Prohibition signs, obstructions, dangerous impediments etc.
#### Community bodies
#### Access rights
#### Duty of local authority to uphold access rights
#### Registrable land
#### Construction of references to land in which community interest registered
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In this Part, “tenant”, in any case where the reference is not to a tenant of a croft, includes sub-tenant (analogous expressions being construed accordingly).
#### Amendments, repeals and savings
#### Provisions supplementary to and explanatory of section 40
### Procedure
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### Countryside (Scotland) Act 1967 (c. 86)
#### Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (c. 33)
#### Construction of references to land in which community interest registered
### Civic Government (Scotland) 1982 (c. 45)
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[^c2104290]: [S. 32](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/2/section/32): definitions of "telecommunications code system" and "operator" repealed (17.9.2003) by [The Communications Act 2003 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/2155)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2155), [art. 3(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2155/article/3/2), {Sch. 2 Table 1}
[^c2104370]: Words in [s. 40(4)(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/2/section/40/4/c) inserted (5.12.2005) by [The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Consequential Amendments) (Scotland) Order 2005 (S.S.I. 2003/623)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2005/623), [art. 23](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2005/623/article/23)
[^c2104417]: [S. 69A](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/2/section/69A) inserted (25.6.2007) by [Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/7), [ss. 31(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/7/section/31/2), [39](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/7/section/39), [43](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/7/section/43); [S.S.I. 2007/269](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/269), [art. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/269/article/2), [Sch.](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/269/schedule)
[^c2105173]: [S. 88A](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/2/section/88A) inserted (25.6.2007) by [Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (asp 7)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/7), [ss. 31(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/7/section/31/3), [43](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/7/section/43), (with ss. 40, 43(2)); [S.S.I. 2007/269](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/269), [art. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/269/article/2), [Sch.](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/269/schedule)
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[^c2105379]: Words in [Sch. 1 para. 12](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/2/schedule/1/paragraph/12) substituted (17.9.2003) by [The Communications Act 2003 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/2155)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2155), [art. 3(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2155/article/3/1), [Sch. 1 para. 15(3)(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2155/schedule/1/paragraph/15/3/b)
[^c2105383]: Words in sch. 1 para. 13 substituted (17.9.2003) by [The Communications Act 2003 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/2155)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2155), [art. 3(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2155/article/3/1), [Sch. 1 para. 15(3)(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2155/schedule/1/paragraph/15/3/c)
#### Land which may be bought: eligible croft land
#### General and supplementary provisions
#### Countryside (Scotland) Act 1967 (c. 86)
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Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003
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