Further to the answer to question S7W-01896 by Kirsten Oswald on 10 August 2026, which stakeholders it plans to engage with and what timesc…

As set out in section 61 of the Crofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026, Scottish Ministers must update guidance in relation to section 27 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 before the transfer to the merged court of the competence and jurisdiction for the matters referred to in paragraph 16 of schedule 1 (access rights) takes effect.The Scottish Government intends to commence provisions of the Act at one agreed date, rather than on a piecemeal basis. However, as several provisions in the Act relate to reserved matters, such as jurisdictional amendments and renumeration, there are currently ongoing discussions with UK Government colleagues in the Scotland Office to outline timetables for the required Scotland Act Orders needed to complete this work. As previously stated, once a timetable has been agreed for this work, I will be in a better position to outline the required timescales for implementing provisions within the 2026 Act.