Access rights in Scotland

Richard P.J. Blake, LL.B (Hons), M.Sc, W.S., part-time Legal Advisor to The Scottish Rural Property and Business Association and part-time Consultant to Thorntons Law LLP, Perth..

The public right of access to land in Scotland which was created by The Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003, with effect from February 2005, is explained in this article. Under that Act, the public right extends to all land in Scotland which is not covered by defined exceptions, and the right extends beyond purely recreational use.

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