The Agricultural Holdings (Relinquishment and Assignation) (Scotland) Regulations 2020
Section 110 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 inserted a new Part 3A into the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 (“the 1991 Act”) to provide for a process whereby a 1991 Act tenant can relinquish their tenancy to the landlord in exchange for compensation or, if the landlord does not buy them out, can assign the tenancy to a new entrant or person progressing in farming for the tenancy’s market value (referred to in this note as “the Part 3A process”).