UK Act of Parliament 1986 United Kingdom

Agriculture Act 1986

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Enforced by
DEFRA, RPA
Status
Amended (in force with amendments)

What it defines

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

25 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Provision of services and goods connected with agriculture and countryside. (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Fees under seeds regulations. (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Fees and charges under Plant Health Act 1967. (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Constitution and functions of Home-Grown Cereals Authority. (opens in a new tab)
s.005 Levies under Cereals Marketing Act 1965. (opens in a new tab)
s.006 Extension of Cereals Marketing Act 1965 to new cereals and other crops. (opens in a new tab)
s.007 Constitution and levy schemes of Meat and Livestock Commission (opens in a new tab)
s.008 Constitution and funding of Food from Britain (opens in a new tab)
s.009 Abolition of Eggs Authority. (opens in a new tab)
s.010 Repeal of certain ministerial powers concerning eggs. (opens in a new tab)
s.011 Consolidation of agricultural marketing schemes. (opens in a new tab)
s.012 Validation of Apple and Pear Development Council orders. (opens in a new tab)
s.013 Compensation to outgoing tenants for milk quota. (opens in a new tab)
s.014 Compensation to outgoing tenants for milk quota: Scotland. (opens in a new tab)
s.015 Rent arbitrations: milk quotas. (opens in a new tab)
s.016 Rent arbitrations: milk quotas, Scotland. (opens in a new tab)
s.017 Duty to balance interests in exercise of agricultural functions. (opens in a new tab)
s.018 Designation and management of environmentally sensitive areas. (opens in a new tab)
s.019 Supplementary provisions regarding agreements under s.18(3) in Scotland. (opens in a new tab)
s.020 EEC farm grants relating to areas of special scientific interest or National Parks etc. (opens in a new tab)
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s.022 Farm capital grants: ancillary businesses (opens in a new tab)
s.023 Financial provisions. (opens in a new tab)
s.023 In this Act— “ the 1886 Act ” means the...
s.024 Short title, commencement, consequential amendments, repeals and extent. (opens in a new tab)
Schedules

Schedules

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37 other schedules
s.sch001 (1) Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule, where...
s.sch001 (1) Where, on the termination of a tenancy of any...
s.sch001 (1) Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, any claim...
s.sch001 Section 85 of the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 (enforcement) and...
s.sch001 References in this Schedule to the termination of a tenancy...
s.sch001 (1) Where the reversionary estate in the land is for...
s.sch001 Notwithstanding that a landlord of any land is not the...
s.sch001 (1) Any notice under this Schedule shall be duly served...
s.sch001 (1) The provisions of this Schedule shall apply to land...
s.sch001 (1) In this Schedule— “allocated quota” has the meaning given...
s.sch001 (1) This paragraph applies where on the termination of the...
s.sch001 Where the tenancy of any land has been assigned after...
s.sch001 Where the sub-tenancy of any land terminates after 2nd April...
s.sch001 (1) The amount of the payment to which the tenant...
s.sch001 (1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph the...
s.sch001 (1) For the purposes of this Schedule “the tenant’s fraction”...
s.sch001 In this Schedule “the relevant period” means—
s.sch001 The value of milk quota to be taken into account...
s.sch002 (1) In this Schedule, except where the context otherwise requires...
s.sch002 (1) Where it appears that on the termination of a...
s.sch002 (1) Subject to this paragraph, any claim arising under paragraph...
s.sch002 Sections 65 and 75(1), (2), (4) and (6) of the...
s.sch002 Whatever his interest in the tenancy, the landlord may, for...
s.sch002 (1) Any notice or other document required or authorised by...
s.sch002 (1) This Schedule shall apply to land belonging to Her...
s.sch002 (1) Subject to this Schedule, where, on the termination of...
s.sch002 (1) This paragraph applies where a person (the successor) has...
s.sch002 In the case of a tenancy which is sub-let, if...
s.sch002 (1) The amount of the payment to which a tenant...
s.sch002 (1) Subject to this paragraph, the “standard quota” for any...
s.sch002 (1) For the purposes of this Schedule “the tenant’s fraction”...
s.sch002 In this Schedule “the relevant period” means—
s.sch002 The value of milk quota to be taken into account...
s.sch003 In section 2(15) of the Agricultural Marketing Act 1958 for...
s.sch003 In the Cereals Marketing Act 1965— (a) in section 1(5)...
s.sch003 In subsection (3) of section 43 of the Land Drainage...
s.sch003 In subsection (2) of section 41 of the Wildlife and...

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