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Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill - Financial Memorandum

Overview

The Bill is in two main parts.

Part 1 deals with crofting.

This part of the Bill makes various changes to the law on crofting. It will amend the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993 and the Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010. It introduces changes to the enforcement of crofters’ duties, the powers of the Crofting Commission, common grazings, and the Crofting Register.

Part 2 merges the Scottish Land Court and Lands Tribunal for Scotland.

It sets out the transfer to the Scottish Land Court of:

• the jurisdiction and functions of the Lands Tribunal
• any proceedings or matters in the process of being heard or determined by the Tribunal, its staff, property, rights, liabilities and obligations

It also makes arrangement for the Court’s constitution, jurisdiction and powers.

Financial Memorandum

As with all Bills, the Finance and Public Administration Committee invites written evidence on the estimated financial implications of the Bill as set out in its accompanying Financial Memorandum (FM).

Read the FM for this Bill: Financial Memorandum.

Your Views

The Committee has launched a call for views on the Financial Memorandum of the Bill. The closing date for submissions is Friday 5 September 2025.

You can submit your views to the Committee on Citizen Space.