http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/6/section/116Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about national outcomes; to confer functions on certain persons in relation to services provided by, and assets of, certain public bodies; to amend Parts 2 and 3 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003; to enable certain bodies to buy abandoned, neglected or detrimental land; to amend section 7C of the Forestry Act 1967; to enable the Scottish Ministers to make provision about supporters' involvement in and ownership of football clubs; to make provision for registers of common good property and about disposal and use of such property; to restate and amend the law on allotments; to enable participation in decision-making by specified persons having public functions; to enable local authorities to reduce or remit non-domestic rates; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-04-02Expert Participation2021-02-24PART 9ALLOTMENTS<Emphasis>Local authority functions</Emphasis>Allotment site regulations: further provision1161Before making regulations under section 115(1), a local authority must consult persons appearing to the local authority to have an interest.2At least one month before making regulations under section 115(1), a local authority must—aplace an advertisement in at least one newspaper circulating in its area giving notice of—ithe authority's intention to make the regulations,iithe general purpose of the proposed regulations,iiithe place where a copy of the proposed regulations may be inspected,ivthe fact that any person may make written representations in relation to the proposed regulations,vthe time within which a person may make representations, andvithe address to which any representations must be sent, andbmake copies of the proposed regulations available for inspection by the public without payment—iat its offices, andiiif it considers it practicable, at the allotment site to which the regulations are to apply.3Any person may make a representation in writing in relation to the proposed regulations no later than one month after the last date on which notice under subsection (2)(a) is given.4Before making the regulations, the authority must—aoffer any person who makes a representation under subsection (3) the opportunity to make further representations in person, andbtake account of any representations received by it by virtue of subsection (3) and paragraph (a).5The regulations are made by being signed by the proper officer of the authority.6The regulations—acome into force iin the case of the first regulations made by a local authority under section 115(1), on the day after the day on which they are made,iiin any other case, on the day after the day on which they are made or on such later day as may be specified in the regulations, andbcontinue in force unless revoked.7Subsections (1) to (4) apply in relation to—aa proposed amendment,ba proposed revocation,can amendment, orda revocation,of regulations under section 115(1) as they apply in relation to proposed regulations, or (as the case may be) the making of proposed regulations, under that section.8Subsections (5) and (6) apply in relation to an amendment, or a revocation, of regulations under section 115(1) as they apply in relation to regulations under that section but—asub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subsection (6) does not apply and sub-paragraph (ii) of that paragraph applies in relation to any such amendment or revocation, andbsubsection (6)(b) does not apply in relation to such a revocation.9A copy of the regulations must be displayed at the entrance to an allotment site to which they apply.10A local authority must provide a copy of the regulations without charge to any person following a request.11In the case where an allotment site is leased by a local authority, the regulations are subject to any provision of such a lease which is contrary to, or otherwise inconsistent with, the regulations.Word in s. 116(5) substituted (16.3.2018) by The Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (Supplementary and Consequential Provisions) Order 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/97), arts. 1, 2(3)(a)Words in s. 116(6)(a) substituted (16.3.2018) by The Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (Supplementary and Consequential Provisions) Order 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/97), arts. 1, 2(3)(b)Words in s. 116(8) substituted (16.3.2018) by The Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (Supplementary and Consequential Provisions) Order 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/97), arts. 1, 2(3)(c)S. 116 in force at 1.4.2018 by S.S.I. 2017/458, art. 2, sch.
