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The Scottish Land Court is a Scottish court of law based in Edinburgh with subject-matter jurisdiction for disputes between landlords and tenants relating to agricultural tenancies and matters related to crofts and crofters.[1] The Chairman of the Scottish Land Court is ranked as a Senator of the College of Justice.
The Scottish Land Court was established under section 3 of the Small Landholders (Scotland) Act 1911, as amended by the Scottish Land Court Act 1993.[2]
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Duties
The court:[3]
- receives applications from a party (or parties) involved in a dispute
- issues orders guiding and controlling those proceedings
- conducts hearings to take evidence and hear the arguments of the parties to the dispute
- gives a written decision on the case
- reports decisions in the Scottish Land Court Reports and other publications.
Membership
The Scottish Land Court is made up of the following members:
- Lord McGhie (Chairman)
- Angus Macdonald
- David Houston
- John Smith
References
- ^ "Scottish Land Court". Scottish Land Court. 2002. http://www.scottish-land-court.org.uk/. Retrieved 2009-08-26. "It has authority to resolve a range of disputes, including disputes between landlords and tenants, in agriculture and crofting."
- ^ "Scottish Land Court Act 1993", Acts of the United Kingdom Parliament (Office of Public Sector Information) 1993 (45): 1(1), 1993-11-05, http://www.opsi.gov.uk/Acts/acts1993/ukpga_19930045_en_1, retrieved 2008-11-04, "The Scottish Land Court (“the Land Court”) established by section 3 of the [1911 c. 49.] Small Landholders (Scotland) Act 1911 shall continue in being."
- ^ "About the Court:Overview". Scottish Land Court. 2002. http://www.scottish-land-court.org.uk/about.html. Retrieved 2009-08-26. "What does the court do?"
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