
1 
This Order may be cited as the Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement, Saving and Transitory Provisions) Order 2010.
2 
In this Order—
 “the Act” means the Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010;
 “the 1993 Act” means the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993.
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(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order (the subject matter of which is specified in column 2 of the Schedule) is specified in column 3 of the Schedule.
(2) Where a purpose is specified in column 4 of the Schedule, a provision specified in column 1 comes into force in accordance with paragraph (1) only for that purpose.
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(1) Any reference to “the Commission” or the “Crofting Commission” in any provision of the Act commenced by this Order is to be read as a reference to the Crofters Commission.
(2) This article has effect until the day on which section 1(1) of the Act (renaming the Crofters Commission) comes into force.
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(1) The commencement of section 40 of the Act (limitation on crofter’s ability to nominate disponee) has no effect as regards any application to the Land Court under section 12(1) of the 1993 Act made prior to 1st July 2011.
(2) The commencement of section 41 of the Act (extension of period during which sum is payable on disposal of croft land) has no effect as regards croft land acquired pursuant to an order of the Land Court under section 13(1) of the 1993 Act made prior to 1st July 2011.
(3) The repeal of the words “by way of stated case” in sections 25(8), 38A(1) and 52A(2)(a) of the 1993 Act by section 50(1) of the Act does not affect any appeal to the Land Court made prior to 1st February 2011.
R CUNNINGHAM
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
7th December 2010
SCHEDULE
Article 3


Column 1(provisions of the Act) Column 2(subject matter) Column 3(appointed day) Column 4(purpose)
Section 34 insofar as it inserts section 19B into the 1993 Act Meaning of “owner-occupier crofter” etc. 22nd December 2010 Only for the purpose of enabling the Scottish Ministers to make a scheme or regulations under section 42, 46 or 46A of the 1993 Act
Section 39 Letting of owner-occupied crofts 22nd December 2010 Only for the purpose of enabling the Scottish Ministers to make a scheme or regulations under section 42, 46 or 46A of the 1993 Act
Section 40 Limitation on crofter’s ability to nominate disponee 1st July 2011 
Section 41 Extension of period during which sum is payable on disposal of croft land 1st July 2011 
Section 50(1) Removes reference to certain appeals to the Land Court being made by way of stated case 1st February 2011 
Section 51 Duty of the Scottish Ministers to lay report before the Scottish Parliament 22nd December 2010 
Section 55 Minor and consequential amendments and repeals 22nd December 2010 Only for the purpose of bringing into force the provisions of schedule 4 specified in column 1 of this Schedule below
Section 56 Interpretation 22nd December 2010 
Schedule 4, paragraphs 1; 3(4); 3(26) to (28); 3(36)(a) and (i) Amendments to enactments 22nd December 2010 