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Executive opposes giving tenant farmers absolute right to buy
From:
The Scotsman
| Date:
December 20, 2002| Author:
Fordyce Maxwell Rural Affairs Editor
| Copyright 2002 The Scotsman. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information
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THE Scottish Executive confirmed yesterday that it is against
giving some tenant farmers the right to buy their land whether or not
the landowner wants to sell.
During a debate on the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Bill it
also became clear that the SNP may be easing away from plans to
propose this absolute right to buy at the next stage of the bill.
Allan Wilson, the deputy minister for rural development, told
parliament that such an absolute right would wipe out every other...
