The five yearly review of the Crofters Commission falls due during 1999 and will start in July.The terms of reference for the first stage of the review will be:"To carry out a study of the Crofters Commission's status and of the relevance of its functions (Prior Options Study) in accordance with Cabinet Office guidance and having regard to the needs of crofting and rural communities in the Highlands and Islands and to any views on the future of NDPBs, and the various potential alternatives to these, which may...