Part II Certain Enactments Set Out as Modified by Part I of this Schedule
Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1968 (1968 c 70) | Legislation

Part II Certain Enactments Set Out as Modified by Part I of this Schedule

THE CROFTERS (SCOTLAND) ACT 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz 2 c 21)

Section 11

11

(1)     Where, owing to the failure of a crofter to bequeath the tenancy of his croft or of such a bequest to receive effect, the right to the tenancy of the croft falls to be treated as intestate estate of the deceased crofter in accordance with Part I of the Succession (Scotland) Act 1964, and the tenancy is transferred in pursuance of section 16(2) of that Act, the executor of the deceased crofter shall as soon as may be furnish particulars of the transferee to the landlord, who shall accept the transferee as tenant; and the landlord shall notify the Commission accordingly.

(3)     If at the expiry of three months from the relevant date, that is to say—

(a)     where the deceased crofter has exercised his power to bequeath the tenancy of the croft in favour of a person not being a member of the deceased crofter's family and the Commission, on application made to them by the legatee, have refused to determine that the bequest shall not be null

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