The Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 11) Regulations 2020
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Citation | SSI 2020/383 |
| Year | 2020 |
2020 No. 383 (C. 33)
Land Reform
The Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 11) Regulations 2020
Made 17th November 2020
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 19th November 2020
Coming into force 16th December 2020
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 130(2) of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 20161.
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 11) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 16 December 2020.
(2) In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016.
Appointed day
2.—(1) The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act referred to in paragraph (2) is 16 December 2020.
(2) The provisions referred to in this paragraph are—
(a)
(a) section 39 (information about persons with controlling interests in owners and tenants of land), to the extent it is not already in force, and
(b)
(b) section 128 (Crown application).
MAIRI GOUGEON
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
17th November 2020
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make provision in relation to the bringing into force of sections 39 and 128 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (“the Act”). The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 22 April 2016. Sections 125 to 127, 130 and 131 came into force the following day.
Section 39 of the Act requires the Scottish Ministers to make provision, by regulations, requiring information to be provided about persons who have controlling interests in owners and tenants of land, and about the publication of that information in a public register kept by the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland.
Section 39 of the Act was partially brought into force by the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 8 and Saving Provision) Regulations 2018, for the limited purpose of the Scottish Ministers undertaking a consultation on the first proposed draft regulations and the associated proposed explanatory document, in accordance with section 41(1) and (2) of the Act.
Section 128(1) and (2) of the Act makes provision about Crown application.
Regulation 2 appoints 16 December 2020 for the coming into force of section 39 of the Act for all remaining purposes and for the coming into force of section 128 of the Act.
NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement regulations made before the date of these Regulations.
Provisions of the Act |
Date of Commencement |
Instrument No. |
Sections 1 and 2 |
1 October 2016 |
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Section 3 |
1 October 2017 |
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Section 4(1) to (5) |
1 November 2016 |
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Section 4(6) to (8) |
1 April 2017 |
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Section 5 |
1 November 2016 |
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Section 6 |
1 April 2017 |
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Section 7 |
1 November 2016 |
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Sections 8 and 9 |
1 April 2017 |
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Sections 10, 11, and 12(1), (2), (3)(a), (4) and (5) |
1 November 2016 |
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Section 12(3)(b) (partially) |
1 November 2016 |
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Sections 13 to 20 |
1 November 2016 |
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Section 21(1) and (2) |
1 November 2016 |
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Sections 21(3), and 22(1), (2), (3)(a)(ii) and (iii) and (b), (4) and (5) |
1 April 2017 |
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Section 22(3)(a)(i) |
1 October 2017 |
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Sections 23 to 26 |
1 April 2017 |
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Sections 27(1), (2)(a) to (f) and (h) to (i) and (3) to (9) |
1 April 2017 |
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Sections 28 to 38 |
1 April 2017 |
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Section 39 (partially) |
17 May 2018 |
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Section 40 (partially) |
17 May 2018 |
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Section 40 (for all remaining purposes) |
10 January 2020 |
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Section 41 |
17 May 2018 |
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Section 42 (partially) |
17 May 2018 |
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Section 42 (for all remaining purposes) |
10 January 2020 |
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Section 44 |
1 November 2016 |
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Sections 45 to 51 |
26 April 2020 |
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Section 52 (partially) |
23 April 2018 |
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Sections 52(1), (10)(a), (10)(c), (11), (12) and (13) |
27 June 2018 |
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Section 52(2) to (9) |
26 April 2020 |
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Section 52(10)(b) (for all remaining purposes) |
27 June 2018 |
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Section 53 |
27 June 2018 |
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Sections 54 to 73 |
26 April 2020 |
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Sections 74 to 82 |
28 June 2016 |
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Sections 83 and 84 |
31 December 2016 |
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Section 85(1) and (3) (partially) |
23 December 2016 |
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Section 85 (for all remaining purposes) |
30 November 2017 |
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Sections 86 to 88 |
30 November 2017 |
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Section 89 (partially) |
23 December 2016 |
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Section 89 (for all remaining purposes) |
30 November 2017 |
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Sections 90 and 91 |
30 November 2017 |
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Section 92 (partially) |
23 December 2016 |
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Section 98 (partially) |
23 December 2016 |
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Section 100 (partially) |
23 December 2016 |
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Section 101 (partially) |
23 December 2016 |
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Section 102 (partially) |
23 December 2016 |
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Sections 103 and 104 |
23 December 2016 |
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Section 105 |
30 November 2017 |
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Sections 107 and 108(2) and (3)(a)(ii) and (b) |
23 December 2016 |
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Section 108 (for all remaining purposes) |
30 November 2017 |
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Section 109 |
23 December 2016 |
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Section 110 (partially) |
23 December 2016 |
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Section 111(2) and (4) partially |
23 December 2016 |
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Sections 112 to 118 |
13 June 2017 |
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Sections 119 to 124 |
23 December 2016 |
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Section 129(1) and schedule 1 |
27 June 2018 |
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Section 129(2) and schedule 2 so far as they relate to paragraphs 1 to 6, 8 and 9 of schedule 2 |
30 November 2017 |
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Section 129(2) and schedule 2 so far as they relate to paragraph 7(1) of schedule 2 (partially). |
23 December 2016 |
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Section 129(2) and schedule 2 so far as they relate to paragraph 7(1) of schedule 2 (partially) |
30 November 2017 |
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Section 129(2) and schedule 2 so far as they relate to paragraph 7(2) to (16)(a) and (17) to (28) and (30)(a) of schedule 2 |
30 November 2017 |
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Section 129(2) and schedule 2 so far as they relate to paragraphs 7(16)(b) and 14 to 19 of schedule 2 |
23 December 2016 |
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Section 129(2) and schedule 2 so far as they relate to paragraph 7(29) and (30)(b) of schedule 2 (partially) |
23 December 2016 |
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