Lands Tribunal for Scotland

Lands Tribunal for Scotland
Crest of the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom in Scotland
Established	1971
Location	Edinburgh
Composition method	Appointed by the Lord President
Authorized by	Lands Tribunal Act 1949
Decisions are appealed to	Court of Session
Number of positions	3
Website	www.lands-tribunal-scotland.org.uk
President
Currently	Lord Minginish
Since	2014

The Lands Tribunal for Scotland is a civil court with jurisdiction over land and property in Scotland, relating to title obligations, Right to Buy (until 2016), compulsory purchase and other private rights. The Tribunal was established under the Lands Tribunal Act 1949, which also created the separate Lands Tribunal in England and Wales and Northern Ireland.

Although the statutory basis of the Lands Tribunal for Scotland was the Lands Tribunal Act 1949, the Tribunal itself was not actually created until 1971, as there was not considered a sufficient amount of work to be undertaken. The Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970 gave the Lands Tribunal new powers to discharge title conditions, which prompted its actual establishment in March 1971.

The Tribunal is based in George House, on George Street in Edinburgh.

The Tribunal was established under the Lands Tribunal Act 1949, which also created the separate Lands Tribunal in England and Wales and Northern Ireland.

Although the statutory basis of the Lands Tribunal for Scotland was the Lands Tribunal Act 1949, the Tribunal itself was not actually created until 1971, as there was not considered a sufficient amount of work to be undertaken. The Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970 gave the Lands Tribunal new powers to discharge title conditions, which prompted its actual establishment in March 1971.

The jurisdiction of the Lands Tribunal is over land and property in Scotland, relating to title obligations, Right to Buy, compulsory purchase and other private rights.