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245			_aScottish land reforms fuel row on access
260			_c2001
490			_aHerald _v23 February 2001, 4(2)
520			_aThe draft bill on land reform published by the Scottish Executive, although welcomed by crofters, is strongly criticised by the National Farmers Union of Scotland, the Ramblers Association and the Scottish Landowners Federation. Under the proposals there will be a right of responsible access to the countryside but this will not extend to buildings and their surroundings, inland waterways, woodlands or forests, nor to anything except the margins of fields where crops are being grown. Non-crofting communities will have the right of first refusal when land is put up for sale, provided that interest in buying the land has been registered through a community body supported by more than 10% of the community, but will not be able to force the landowner to sell. Crofters' right to buy will, however, be extended to include common grazings and fishing, mineral and sporting rights as long as this move is supported by 50% of the community.
590			_aWB
650			_aACCESS TO COUNTRYSIDE
650			_aCROFTING
650			_aLAND REFORM
650			_aRIGHT TO BUY
650			_aRIGHT TO ROAM
650			_aSCOTLAND
650			_aSCOTTISH LAND REFORM BILL
690			_aRural _96268
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999			_c66239 _d66239