Vision for the future
|
Possible
legislation and other action to achieve this
|
Provisional view
|
Final recommendation
|
| More definitive information readily
available about land ownership |
INF1 Require all holdings above
given size to be registered in the Land Register,
regardless of change in ownership |
Probably
yes in the longer term |
Further
study |
| INF2 Provide incentives for
voluntary registration |
Maybe
but not yet |
Further
study |
| INF3 Make access to public
assistance conditional on registration |
Probably
yes but not yet |
Further
study |
| More broad-brush information readily
available about land ownership |
INF4 Produce map-based
(non-authoritative) information on land holdings based on
information from the Register of Sasines, by combining
and publishing all existing data held by public bodies,
including relevant public utilities (unless of particular
sensitivity), and encouraging rural landowners to assist
by providing information about their holdings |
Probably
yes |
Yes:
action without legislation, plus legislation to
supplement the database |
| INF5 Extend current ScotLIS
(Scottish Land Information Service) project to include
all public body datasets including those of relevant
public utilities |
Probably
yes if pilot successful |
Yes:
action without legislation, plus legislation to
supplement the database |
| More
information readily available about beneficial owners |
INF6 Introduce a power to
investigate beneficial ownership of land |
Maybe |
Yes:
action without legislation, plus legislation to
supplement the database |
| More information readily available about
public support relating to land |
INF7 Make existing information on
recipients of public assistance available |
Probably
yes so far as possible |
Further
study |
| INF8 Make provision of public
assistance conditional on agreement for information on
such assistance to be made public |
Probably
yes so far as possible |
Further
study |
