Lands Tribunal for Scotland

The Lands Tribunal for Scotland is a civil court established in 1971[1] under the Lands Tribunal Act 1949 with jurisdiction in Scotland.[2]

Aims and Purposes

The Lands Tribunal for Scotland specifies that the main areas of work are:

•the discharge or variation of title conditions;

•tenants’ rights to purchase their public sector houses;

•disputed compensation for compulsory purchase of land or loss in value of land caused by public works;

•valuations for rating on non-domestic premises;

•appeals against the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland;

•appeals about valuation of land on pre-emptive purchase;

•voluntary or joint references in which the Tribunal acts as arbiter.

See also

• Lands Tribunal
• Lands Tribunal for Northern Ireland

External links

• The tribunal's home page

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