What its policy is in relation to apportionment applications in Environmentally Sensitive Area schemes on common gra'ings where there may o…

Policy in respect of apportionment applications is a matter for the Crofters Commission. The policy of the Crofters Commission is that there will be a presumption against approval of apportionments where the Grazings Committee has entered into a management scheme which provides financial or other benefits for the township and where apportionment may prejudice that scheme. The Executive's policy was to accept all eligible applications to join an Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA) scheme until the schemes closed to new applicants in [December 2000. The ESA scheme conditions are binding on all crofters in the common grazings.