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Land reform in Scotland

Index Land reform in Scotland

Land reform in Scotland is the ongoing process by which the ownership of land, its distribution and the law which governs it is modified, reformed and modernised by property and regulatory law. [1]

66 relations: Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000, Alex Salmond, Article 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights, Blair ministry, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy, Committees of the Scottish Parliament, Common Good Fund, Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015, Community Land Scotland, Community ownership, Conveyancing, Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, Crofters' Holdings (Scotland) Act 1886, Duke of Buccleuch, Duke of Roxburghe, Earl of Seafield, Enclosure, Endangered species, England, European Convention on Human Rights, Freedom to roam, Freedom to Roam, Highland Clearances, Highland Land League, John Sewel, Baron Sewel, Labour Party (UK), Land raid, Land reform, Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003, Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016, Lands Tribunal for Scotland, Law Society of Scotland, List of community buyouts in Scotland, Minority government, Norwegian Journal of Geography, Ormiston, Property law, Registers of Scotland, Regulatory law, Richard Lochhead, Right to property, River Spey, Scotland, Scotland Act 1998, Scottish Government, Scottish Highlands, Scottish Land Commission, Scottish Land Court, Scottish Land Fund, Scottish Land Restoration League, ..., Scottish National Party, Scottish Natural Heritage, Scottish Office, Scottish Parliament, Scottish Parliament election, 1999, Scottish Parliament election, 2007, Scottish Parliament election, 2011, Scottish statutory instrument, Subscription (finance), Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004, The Country Code, The Scotsman, Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003, Wales, 1st Scottish Parliament. Expand index (16 more) »

Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000

The Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc.

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Alex Salmond

Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond (born 31 December 1954) is a Scottish politician who served as the First Minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014.

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Article 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights

Article 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights is the first article of the European Convention on Human Rights.

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Blair ministry

Tony Blair originally formed the Blair ministry in May 1997 after being invited by Queen Elizabeth II to form a new government following the resignation of the previous Prime Minister, John Major of the Conservative Party, as a result of the Labour Party's landslide victory at the 1997 general election.

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Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy

The Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy is a position in the Scottish Government Cabinet.

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Committees of the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament has a number of committees, with small numbers of Members appointed to scrutinise the work of the Scottish Government.

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Common Good Fund

Aberdeen's Common Good Fund is a fund to benefit the people of Aberdeen, Scotland.

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Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015

The Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament.

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Community Land Scotland

Community Land Scotland is a charity and membership organisation for community landowners and aspiring community landowners.

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Community ownership

Community owned assets or organisations are those that are owned and controlled through some representative mechanism that allows a community to influence their operation or use and to enjoy the benefits arising.

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Conveyancing

In law, conveyancing is the transfer of legal title of real property from one person to another, or the granting of an encumbrance such as a mortgage or a lien.

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Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000

The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, known as the CRoW Act is a United Kingdom Act of Parliament affecting England and Wales which came into force on 30 November 2000.

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Crofters' Holdings (Scotland) Act 1886

The Crofters Holdings (Scotland) Act 1886 (Achd na Croitearachd 1886) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that created legal definitions of crofting parish and crofter, granted security of land tenure to crofters and produced the first Crofters Commission, a land court which ruled on disputes between landlords and crofters.

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Duke of Buccleuch

The title Duke of Buccleuch, formerly also spelt Duke of Buccleugh, is a title created twice in the Peerage of Scotland.

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Duke of Roxburghe

The Duke of Roxburghe is a title in the peerage of Scotland created in 1707 along with the titles Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford, Earl of Kelso and Viscount Broxmouth.

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Earl of Seafield

Earl of Seafield is a title in the Peerage of Scotland.

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Enclosure

Enclosure (sometimes inclosure) was the legal process in England of consolidating (enclosing) small landholdings into larger farms.

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Endangered species

An endangered species is a species which has been categorized as very likely to become extinct.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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European Convention on Human Rights

The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) (formally the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms) is an international treaty to protect human rights and political freedoms in Europe.

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Freedom to roam

The freedom to roam, or "everyman's right", is the general public's right to access certain public or privately owned land for recreation and exercise.

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Freedom to Roam

Freedom to Roam is Nikola Šarčević's fourth solo album, released in March 2013.

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Highland Clearances

The Highland Clearances (Fuadaichean nan Gàidheal, the "eviction of the Gaels") were the evictions of a significant number of tenants in the Scottish Highlands mostly during the 18th and 19th centuries.

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Highland Land League

The first Highland Land League (Dionnasg an Fhearainn) emerged as a distinct political force in Scotland during the 1880s, with its power base in the country's Highlands and Islands.

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John Sewel, Baron Sewel

John Buttifant Sewel, Baron Sewel, CBE (born 15 January 1946) is a British politician, life peer, and former academic.

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Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom.

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Land raid

A land raid was a form of political protest in rural Scotland, primarily in the highlands.

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Land reform

Land reform (also agrarian reform, though that can have a broader meaning) involves the changing of laws, regulations or customs regarding land ownership.

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Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003

The Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament which establishes statutory public rights of access to land and makes provisions under which bodies representing rural and crofting communities may buy land.

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Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016

The Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament which continues the process of land reform in Scotland following the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015.

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Lands Tribunal for Scotland

The Lands Tribunal for Scotland is a tribunal with jurisdiction over land and property in Scotland, relating to title obligations, compulsory purchase and other private rights.

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Law Society of Scotland

The Law Society of Scotland is the professional governing body for Scottish solicitors.

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List of community buyouts in Scotland

This is a list of areas of land under community ownership in Scotland.

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Minority government

A minority government, or minority cabinet or minority parliament, is a cabinet formed in a parliamentary system when a political party or coalition of parties does not have a majority of overall seats in the parliament.

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Norwegian Journal of Geography

Norwegian Journal of Geography (Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Routledge on behalf of the Norwegian Geographical Society.

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Ormiston

Ormiston is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, near Tranent, Humbie, Pencaitland and Cranston, located on the north bank of the River Tyne at an elevation of about 276 ft.

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Property law

Property law is the area of law that governs the various forms of ownership and tenancy in real property (land as distinct from personal or movable possessions) and in personal property, within the common law legal system.

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Registers of Scotland

Registers of Scotland (RoS) is the non-ministerial department of the Scottish Government responsible for compiling and maintaining records relating to property and other legal documents.

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Regulatory law

Regulatory law refers law promulgated by an executive branch agency under a delegation from a legislature.

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Richard Lochhead

Richard Neilson Lochhead (born 24 May 1969) is a Scottish politician who was the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Food and Environment from 2007 to 2016 and has been the Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Moray since 2006.

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Right to property

The right to property or right to own property (cf. ownership) is often classified as a human right for natural persons regarding their possessions.

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River Spey

The River Spey (Scottish Gaelic: Uisge Spè) is a river in the northeast of Scotland.

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Scotland

Scotland (Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

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Scotland Act 1998

The Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which established the devolved Scottish Parliament with tax varying powers and the Scottish Government (then Scottish Executive).

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Scottish Government

The Scottish Government (Riaghaltas na h-Alba; Scots Govrenment) is the executive of the devolved Scottish Parliament.

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Scottish Highlands

The Highlands (the Hielands; A’ Ghàidhealtachd, "the place of the Gaels") are a historic region of Scotland.

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Scottish Land Commission

The Scottish Land Commission (Coimisean Fearainn na h-Alba) was established by the Scottish Government following the passage of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 by the Scottish Parliament; the Commission also incorporates the work of the Tenant Farming Commissioner.

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Scottish Land Court

The Scottish Land Court is a Scottish court of law based in Edinburgh with subject-matter jurisdiction covering disputes between landlords and tenants relating to agricultural tenancies, and matters related to crofts and crofters.

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Scottish Land Fund

The Scottish Land Fund (SLF) was founded in 2000, as a part of land reform in Scotland.

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Scottish Land Restoration League

The Scottish Land Restoration League was a Georgist political party.

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Scottish National Party

The Scottish National Party (SNP; Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba, Scots Naitional Pairtie) is a Scottish nationalist and social-democratic political party in Scotland.

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Scottish Natural Heritage

Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH; Dualchas Nàdair na h-Alba) is the Scottish public body responsible for the country's natural heritage, especially its natural, genetic and scenic diversity.

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Scottish Office

The Scottish Office was a department of the United Kingdom Government from 1885 until 1999, exercising a wide range of government functions in relation to Scotland under the control of the Secretary of State for Scotland.

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Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: The Scots Pairlament) is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland.

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Scottish Parliament election, 1999

The first election to the devolved Scottish Parliament, to fill 129 seats, took place on 6 May 1999.

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Scottish Parliament election, 2007

The 2007 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the Scottish Parliament.

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Scottish Parliament election, 2011

The 2011 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2011 to elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament.

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Scottish statutory instrument

A Scottish statutory instrument (Ionnsramaid Reachdail na h-Alba; SSI) is subordinate legislation made by the Scottish Ministers or a regulatory authority in exercise of powers delegated by an Act of the Scottish Parliament.

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Subscription (finance)

Subscription refers to the process of investors signing up and committing to invest in a financial instrument, before the actual closing of the purchase.

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Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is the supreme court in all matters under English and Welsh law, Northern Irish law and Scottish civil law.

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Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004

The Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament which regulates the law regarding tenements.

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The Country Code

The Country Code, The Countryside Code and The Scottish Outdoor Access Code are sets of rules for visitors to rural, and especially agricultural, regions of the United Kingdom.

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The Scotsman

The Scotsman is a Scottish compact newspaper and daily news website headquartered in Edinburgh.

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Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003

The Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament.

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Wales

Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain.

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1st Scottish Parliament

This is a list of members (MSPs) returned to the first Scottish Parliament at the 1999 election.

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Redirects here:

Land Reform (Scotland) Act, Land Reform Act, Land Reform Act (Scotland) 2003, Land Reform in Scotland, Scottish Land Reform Act.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_reform_in_Scotland

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