Crofting Commission
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| Coimisean na Croitearachd ( Scottish Gaelic) | |
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| Formed | 2012 |
| Type | executive non-departmental public body |
| Jurisdiction | Crofting Counties |
| Headquarters | Crofting Commission, Great Glen House, Leachkin Road, Inverness, IV3 8NW |
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| Parent agency | Scottish Government |
| Website | www |
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The Crofting Commission (
The vision of the Commission is to be a guiding regulator that uses its powers to support the crofting system. Its purpose is to regulate the crofting system fairly and reasonably to protect it for future generations.
The Commission encourages crofters to understand their legal responsibilities as crofts are a valuable resource that should be available both now and in the future for existing crofters and new entrants to crofting to use productively.
All crofters, both tenant and owner-occupier crofters, are required to comply with a number of statutory duties relating to residency and management of their crofts.
All tenants or owner-occupier crofters of a croft have a legal duty to comply with all three of the following duties:
- Be ordinarily resident on, or within 32 kilometres (20 mi) of, their croft;
- Cultivate and maintain their croft or put it to another purposeful use and
- Not to misuse or neglect their croft.
Self-regulation means crofters stay in control over what happens to their croft, choosing options so they can contribute to the future of the croft, township and to the whole system of crofting.
However, where a crofter fails to comply with their duties the Commission can investigate the breach of duty and take action if necessary. Where a suspected breach has occurred, members of crofting community; Grazings Committees/Constables and Assessors can report crofters who they consider are not complying with their duties to the Commission.
The first Crofters Commission was established in 1886 by the