§ Mr. MaclennanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will introduce amendments to crofting law to require applications to the land court for the resumption of tenanted land to receive the same publicity as applications to the Crofters Commission to decroft vacant or untenanted croft land; and if he will make a statement. [13028]
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§ Mr. Raymond S. RobertsonBefore approving an application for the resumption of tenanted land from crofting tenure, the Scottish land court must be satisfied that the land is required for a "reasonable purpose" as defined by the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993. The land court may make such inquiries as it considers necessary before coming to a decision on any application.
Although the procedures differ somewhat from those specified for the consideration of decrofting applications by the Crofters Commission, they do, nevertheless, provide protection against land being unnecessarily removed from crofting tenure. My right hon. Friend has no plans to amend the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993.