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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

Crofters Holdings (Scotland) Act 1886 (c.29)

This version of this statute is extracted from the UK Statute Law Database (SLD). It is not necessarily in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that any subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

There are effects on this legislation that have not yet been applied to SLD for the following years: 2006, 2007 and 2009. See the Tables of Legislative effects and the Update status of legislation page on the SLD website.

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Crofters Holdings (Scotland) Act 1886

1886 CHAPTER 29 49_and_50_Vict

Contents

Go to Preamble

  1. Part I

    Security of Tenure

    1. 1. A crofter shall not be removed except for breach of statutory conditions

    2. 2. Provision for resumption by landlord

    3. 3.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 4.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  2. Part II

    Rent

    1. 5. Rent altered by agreement

    2. 6.Fixed rent

  3. Part III

    Renunciation of Tenancy

    1. 7. Renunciation of tenancy

  4. Part IV

    Compensation for Improvements

    1. 8. Compensation to crofter for improvements on removal

    2. 9. Compensation to cottar for improvements on removal

    3. 10. Principle of valuation

  5. Part V

    Enlargement of Holdings

    1. 11. Application by crofters for enlargement

    2. 12. Intimation to landlords

    3. 13. Available land

    4. 14.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 15. Assigned land

    6. 16. Bequest of holding

  6. Part VI

    Crofters Commission

    1. 17.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 18. Commission to make report of their proceedings

    3. 19. Area covered by the Act

    4. 20. Procedure in fixing fair rent

    5. 21. Procedure in enlarging holdings

    6. 22.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    7. 23.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    8. 24.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    9. 25.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    10. 26.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    11. 27.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    12. 28.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    13. 29.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    14. 30. Sole arbiter may be chosen

    15. 31. Saving of 46 & 47 Vict. c. 62

    16. 32. Loans for the purchase and equipment of fishing boats

    17. 33. Saving in case of holdings in possession of servants

    18. 34.

    19. 35. Short title

  7. SCHEDULE

    Permanent Improvements

An Act to amend the Law relating to the Tenure of Land by Crofters in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, and for other purposes relating thereto.

[25th June 1886]

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Act amended by Crofters (Holdings) (Scotland) Act 1887 (c. 24) and Crofters (Scotland) Act 1961 (c. 58), s. 2(7); amended with the substitution of “landholder” for “crofter” and extended by Small Landholders (Scotland) Act 1911 (c. 49), s. 1; applied by Agricultural Land (Utilisation) Act 1931 (c. 41), s. 24(f); applied with modifications by Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949 (c. 75), s. 73, Crofters (Scotland) Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2 c. 21), s. 34(1), Land Drainage (Scotland) Act 1958 (c. 24), s. 14, Opencast Coal Act 1958 (c. 69), s. 52(5)(b) and Deer (Scotland) Act 1959 (c. 40), s. 11(4); excluded by Agriculture Act 1967 (c. 22), s. 29(5)

C2Functions of Crofters Commission now exercisable by Land Court: Small Landholders (Scotland) Act 1911 (c. 49), s. 28

C3Functions of Secretary for Scotland now exercisable by Secretary of State: Secretaries of State Act 1926 (c. 18), s. 1

C4Functions of Fishery Board for Scotland now exercisable by Secretary of State: Reorganisation of Offices (Scotland) Act 1939 (c. 20), s. 1(1)

C5Preamble omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1898 (c. 22)

C6Words of enactment omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), s. 3

C7Act applied (with modifications) by Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968 (c. 34, SIF 2:1), s. 11(8) and by Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 (c. 55, SIF 2:1), s. 14(6)

C8Act applied (with modifications) by S.I. 1989/380, regs. 9–12, Sch. 5 para. 25

C9Act applied (with modifications) (25.9.1991) by Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 (c. 55, SIF 2:3), ss. 83, 89(2) (with s. 45(3), Sch. 12 para. 3)

Act applied (with modifications) (1.4.1993) by S.I. 1993/923, regs. 10-12, Sch. 2 Pt. III para.25

C10Act applied (with modifications) (1.4.1994) by S.I. 1994/672, regs. 10, 11, 12, 33, Sch. 3 Pt. III para. 25.

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