Legal glitch over decrofting sites 27/2/13
The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) has called on the Crofting Commission to sort
out the confusion regarding a legislation glitch that has caused the commission to
cease processing owner-
Derek Flyn, chair of the SCF, said: “This problem has not suddenly appeared. It is part of the 2010 Crofting Reform Act.
“The SCF brought it to the attention of Crofting Commission several weeks ago but
they have told us nothing about how and when it will be resolved; only that owner-
“This has serious consequences for people getting a mortgage, trying to build their house. What are they to do?”
A notice on the Crofting Commission website says “our understanding is that there
is no provision within the legislation for the Crofting Commission to issue a decrofting
direction to an owner-
Mr Flyn continued “The Crofting Commission is the regulator – that is their sole
purpose. We need reassurance from them that this will be sorted out without delay.
They should issue a statement to let owner-