This article is part of an ongoing series noting developments in a number of subject areas affecting rural legal practice. Because the Scottish Parliament is rising in advance of the May elections there were a considerable number of statutory instruments laid before the Scottish Parliament during February. This months coverage includes a sheriff court decision concerning lease terms intended to ensure that the landlord would receive Single Farm Payment entitlements at the end of a short limited duration tenancy, numerous changes to planning legislation, secondary legislation to implement the licensing provisions of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010, and the launch of a renewable energy website.