The Crofting Commission ( gd, Coimisean na Croitearachd) took the place of the Crofters Commission ( gd, Coimisean nan Croitearan) on 1 April 2012 as the

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crofting Crofting is a form of land tenure and small-scale food production particular to the Scottish Highlands, the islands of Scotland, and formerly on the Isle of Man. Within the 19th century townships, individual crofts were established on the bett ...

in Scotland. Based in Inverness, it is an executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government. The Commission comprises six Crofting Commissioners elected from geographic areas in the crofting counties, and three Commissioners appointed by the Scottish Government. The Convener is appointed from among Commission members. The Commission is supported by around 60 staff led by a Chief Executive. The vision of the Commission is to be
guiding regulator
that uses its powers to support th
crofting system
Its purpose is to regulate the crofting system fairly and reasonably to protect it for

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. 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 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. Members of crofting community where a suspected breach has occurred, 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 Crofters' Holdings (Scotland) Act. The modern Crofters Commission was established by the

Crofters (Scotland) Act 1955 A croft is a fenced or enclosed area of land, usually small and arable, and usually, but not always, with a crofter's dwelling thereon. A crofter is one who has tenure and use of the land, typically as a tenant farmer, especially in rural are ...

. The name of the Commission changed to the Crofting Commission in 2012 following the coming into force of the

Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 Crofting is a form of land tenure and small-scale food production particular to the Scottish Highlands, the islands of Scotland, and formerly on the Isle of Man. Within the 19th century townships, individual crofts were established on the bette ...

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Crofting Commission
Crofting Executive non-departmental public bodies of the Scottish Government Organisations based in Inverness Government agencies established in 1955 1955 establishments in Scotland Scotland's Environmental and Rural Services Regulators of Scotland