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The UK SI was to have been laid last week, but unfortunately it was held over, and DEFRA does not yet have a confirmed new laying slot or date for its coming into force.
It would be wrong for any of us to lay out a timetable or say exactly how we will move forward, because we may have to do some of the work incrementally.
Part 11 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 required the Scottish Government to review the legislation governing small landholdings and to lay a report on that review before the Scottish Parliament.
If Her Majesty’s Government had a different set of accounting regulations or was willing to act pragmatically in the area, we could open up that source of investment to support our development of renewables in Scotland.