Whether it will transfer all cases relating to agricultural holdings disputes within the jurisdiction of the sheriff courts to the Scottish…

Answered Asked by Fergus Ewing SNP Lodged 4 Feb 2003

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will transfer all cases relating to agricultural holdings disputes within the jurisdiction of the sheriff courts to the Scottish Land Court and, in particular, whether it will transfer jurisdiction of such matters in relation to section 1 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1940.

The answer

Answered by Ross Finnie on 17 Feb 2003 · 13 days after it was lodged, on time

Sections 59 and 62 of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Bill provide that the Scottish Land Court shall have jurisdiction for all disputes between a tenant and a landlord relating to an agricultural holding that arise in future. The Land Court will be able to exercise the powers of enforcement that are available under section 1 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1940 in relation to all decrees that it issues.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-33697 by reference.