Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010
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The Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 is a key piece of Scottish legislation that modernised the legal framework governing crofting, including regulation, governance, and the rights and responsibilities of crofters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 Context triple: [Crofting Acts, hasPart, Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010]
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A.
Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000
The Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 is a landmark Scottish statute that ended the historic feudal system of land ownership and modernized property law in Scotland.
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B.
Crofting Acts
The Crofting Acts are a series of laws in Scotland that established and protected the rights of small tenant farmers (crofters), particularly in the Highlands and Islands, by regulating land tenure and security of occupancy.
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C.
Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Acts
The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Acts are a series of Scottish statutes that modernise and update various aspects of Scots civil law across multiple legal areas.
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D.
Scotland Act 2012
The Scotland Act 2012 is UK legislation that expanded the powers of the Scottish Parliament, particularly in areas such as taxation and borrowing.
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E.
Crofting Commission
The Crofting Commission is the statutory body responsible for regulating and promoting crofting, a traditional system of small-scale landholding in the Scottish Highlands and Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 Target entity description: The Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 is a key piece of Scottish legislation that modernised the legal framework governing crofting, including regulation, governance, and the rights and responsibilities of crofters.
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A.
Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000
The Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 is a landmark Scottish statute that ended the historic feudal system of land ownership and modernized property law in Scotland.
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B.
Crofting Acts
The Crofting Acts are a series of laws in Scotland that established and protected the rights of small tenant farmers (crofters), particularly in the Highlands and Islands, by regulating land tenure and security of occupancy.
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C.
Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Acts
The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Acts are a series of Scottish statutes that modernise and update various aspects of Scots civil law across multiple legal areas.
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D.
Scotland Act 2012
The Scotland Act 2012 is UK legislation that expanded the powers of the Scottish Parliament, particularly in areas such as taxation and borrowing.
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E.
Crofting Commission
The Crofting Commission is the statutory body responsible for regulating and promoting crofting, a traditional system of small-scale landholding in the Scottish Highlands and Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of the Scottish Parliament
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Scottish statute ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve governance of crofting
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strengthen regulation of crofting ⓘ support population retention in remote rural areas ⓘ |
| amends |
Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993
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earlier crofting legislation ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
crofters in designated crofting townships
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crofters in the Highlands and Islands ⓘ |
| containsProvisionOn |
absenteeism of crofters
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common grazings committees ⓘ duties of crofters ⓘ elections to the Crofting Commission ⓘ enforcement of crofting duties ⓘ owner-occupier crofters ⓘ registration of crofts ⓘ resumption of croft land ⓘ vacant crofts ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| establishes | Crofting Commission ⓘ |
| geographicalScope |
crofting counties
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designated crofting areas in Scotland ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| languageOfText | English ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
agricultural law
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crofting law ⓘ land law ⓘ |
| legislature | Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| policyArea |
land reform in Scotland
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rural development ⓘ |
| purpose |
to clarify the rights and responsibilities of crofters
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to modernise the legal framework governing crofting ⓘ to reform the regulation of crofting ⓘ |
| regulates |
assignation of crofts
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common grazings ⓘ crofters ⓘ crofting communities ⓘ crofting tenure ⓘ decrofting ⓘ division of crofts ⓘ owner-occupied crofts ⓘ subletting of crofts ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007
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Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 ⓘ |
| replaces | Crofters Commission with Crofting Commission ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | debate on sustainability of crofting communities ⓘ |
| yearOfAct | 2010 ⓘ |
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Subject: Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 Description of subject: The Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 is a key piece of Scottish legislation that modernised the legal framework governing crofting, including regulation, governance, and the rights and responsibilities of crofters.
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