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Enforcement: No single statutory enforcer
Status: Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling: Prosecution 1 of 43 obligations carry a fine up to £500. 42 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Private agricultural tenancy law between landlord and tenant; disputes resolved by the Scottish Land Court. No business-facing enforcement regulator.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Landlord16 Any Person13 Occupier2 Employer1

Plus 11 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Landlord — also bound by 238 other Acts

Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 74 duties

Housing Act 1985 55 duties

Housing Act 1996 30 duties

The Service Charges (Consultation Requirements) (England) Regulations 2003 27 duties

The Service Charges (Consultation Requirements) (Wales) Regulations 2004 26 duties

Any Person — also bound by 2684 other Acts

Human Medicines Regulations 2012 184 duties

Merchant Shipping Act 1995 144 duties

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 104 duties

Communications Act 2003 92 duties

Road Traffic Act 1988 92 duties

Occupier — also bound by 246 other Acts

The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021 47 duties

Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals (England) (No. 2) Order 2006 46 duties

The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995 34 duties

Highways Act 1980 23 duties

Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulations 2015 19 duties

Employer — also bound by 701 other Acts

The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 241 duties

Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 120 duties

TULRCA 1992 72 duties

Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 54 duties

Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 53 duties

What it requires

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.

Part 1

Agricultural Holdings

1 of 3 sections shown

s.003 Leases to be continued by tacit relocation. Regulated

Ensure agricultural leases are terminated via formal noticeLandlord

2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.001 Meaning of “agricultural holding” and “agricultural land”.

s.002 Leases for less than year to year.

Part 2

Terms of Leases and Variations Thereof

8 of 29 sections shown

s.005 Fixed equipment and insurance premiums. Regulated

You must repair, provide and renew fixed equipment on the holdingLandlord

s.006 Sums recovered under fire insurance policy. Regulated

Use fire insurance payouts to rebuild or repair farm buildingsLandlord

s.010 Assignation of tenancy Regulated

Give written notice to landlord before assigning an agricultural tenancyAny Person

s.012 Transfer of lease on intestacy Regulated

Notify the landlord if you inherit an agricultural leaseAny Person

s.014 Landlord improvement notices Regulated

Give tenants written notice before carrying out landlord improvementsLandlord

s.014 Notice of dates of improvement Regulated

Give tenant written notice of improvement dates before starting workLandlord

s.017 Prohibition of removal of manure, etc., after notice to quit,etc.. Regulated

Do not remove manure or produce after notice to quit is givenLandlord

s.018 Tenant’s right to remove fixtures and buildings. Regulated

Notify the landlord and clear debts before removing fixtures or buildingsEmployer

21 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.004 Written leases and the revision of certain leases.

s.007 Freedom of cropping and disposal of produce.

s.008 Record of condition, etc. , of holding.

s.009 Arbitration as to permanent pasture.

s.010 Power of landlord to enter on holding.

s.011 Bequest of lease.

s.012 Landlord's objection to legatee or acquirer on intestacy: near relative

s.012 Landlord's objection to legatee or acquirer on intestacy: other persons

s.012 Landlord's objection to legatee or acquirer on intestacy: supplementary provision

s.013 Rent review

s.014 Determination by the Land Court under sections 4 and 5

s.014 Objection by tenant

s.014 Referral to Land Court

s.014 Improvement by landlord without notice etc.

s.014 Emergency improvements

s.015 Increase of rent for certain improvements by landlord.

s.015 Tenant’s right to withhold rent

s.016 Leases not terminated by variation of terms, etc..

s.016 Leases not terminated on grounds of non-residence

s.019 Payment for implements, etc., sold on quitting holding.

s.020 Removal of tenant for non-payment of rent.

Part 3

Relinquishing and assignation of holdings

9 of 23 sections shown

s.032 Tenant's offer to relinquish tenancy Regulated

Notify your landlord and the Commissioner if you wish to quit your tenancyLandlord

s.032 Appointment of valuer by Tenant Farming Commissioner Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Tenant Farming Commissioner must appoint a valuer for tenancy relinquishmentStatutory regulator

s.032 Valuer's expenses Regulated

Pay the expenses of the valuer appointed for land assessmentOccupier

s.032 Assessment of value of land etc. Regulated

Valuer must assess land value and compensation for agricultural relinquishmentAny Person

s.032 Valuation: further provision Regulated

Valuer must invite representations and may inspect land during assessmentAny Person

s.032 Notice of assessment Regulated

Valuer must issue notice of assessment to landlord and tenantAny Person

s.032 Landlord's acceptance of notice of intention to relinquish Regulated

Landlords must notify tenant and pay compensation to accept relinquishmentLandlord

s.032 Notice of declinature Regulated

Send copy of notice of declinature to Commissioner and valuerLandlord

s.032 Withdrawal of notice of acceptance Regulated

Send copy of withdrawal notice to Tenant Farming CommissionerLandlord

14 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.032 Application of Part

s.032 New entrants to farming and persons progressing in farming

s.032 Form and content of notice of intention to relinquish

s.032 Restrictions on serving notice of intention to relinquish

s.032 Restriction on notice to quit etc. where notice of intention to relinquish served

s.032 Objection to valuer appointed by Tenant Farming Commissioner

s.032 Compensation payable by landlord to tenant

s.032 Appeal to Lands Tribunal against valuer's assessment

s.032 Referral of certain matters by Lands Tribunal to Land Court

s.032 Withdrawal of notice of intention to relinquish

s.032 Consequences of landlord paying compensation to tenant

s.032 Assignation where landlord does not accept notice of intention to relinquish

s.032 Application of section 10A to assignation under this Part

s.032 Interpretation of Part

Part 3

Notice to Quit and Notice of Intention to Quit

2 of 13 sections shown

s.028 Effect on notice to quit of sale of holding. Regulated

Notify tenant of sale contract after giving notice to quitLandlord

s.031 Reduction of rent where tenant dispossessed of part of holding. Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Land Court must determine rent reduction if land is taken backTribunal / Court

11 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.021 Notice to quit and notice of intention to quit.

s.022 Restrictions on operation of notices to quit.

s.023 Consent by Land Court or arbitration on notices to quit.

s.024 Consents for purposes of section 22.

s.025 Termination of tenancies acquired by succession.

s.026 Certificates of bad husbandry.

s.027 Penalty for breach of condition.

s.029 Notice to quit part of holding to be valid in certain cases.

s.029 Holding to be restored in certain circumstances

s.030 Tenant’s right to treat notice to quit part as notice to quit entire holding.

s.032 Further restrictions on operation of certain notices to quit.

Part 4

Compensation for Improvements

1 of 9 sections shown

s.034 Right to compensation for improvements. Regulated

Pay tenant compensation for improvements when they leave the holdingLandlord

8 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.033 Improvements.

s.033 Agreements as to compensation for improvements

s.034 Amnesty under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016

s.035 Payment of compensation by incoming tenant.

s.036 Amount of compensation under this Part.

s.037 Consents necessary for compensation for some improvements.

s.038 Notice required of certain improvements.

s.039 Compensation for Sch. 5, Pt. II , improvements conditional on approval of Land Court in certain cases.

Part 5

Other Provisions Regarding Compensation

1 of 15 sections shown

s.043 Compensation for disturbance. Regulated

Pay compensation to tenants when terminating an agricultural tenancyLandlord

14 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.040 Market gardens.

s.041 Direction by Land Court that holding be treated as market garden.

s.042 Agreements as to compensation relating to market gardens.

s.044 Compensation for continuous adoption of special standard of farming.

s.045 Compensation to landlord for deterioration etc. of holding.

s.045 Compensation arising as a result of diversification and cropping of trees

s.046 Compensation for failure to repair or maintain fixed equipment.

s.047 Provisions supplementary to ss. 45 and 46.

s.048 Landlord not to have right to penal rent or liquidated damages.

s.049 Compensation provisions to apply to parts of holdings in certain cases.

s.050 Determination of claims for compensation where holding is divided.

s.051 Compensation not to be payable for things done in compliance with this Act.

s.052 Compensation for damage by game.

s.053 Extent to which compensation recoverable under agreements.

Part 6

Additional Payments

0 of 6 sections shown

6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.054 Additional payments to tenants quitting holdings.

s.055 Provisions supplementary to s. 54.

s.056 Additional payments in consequence of compulsory acquisition etc. of agricultural holdings.

s.057 Provisions supplementary to s. 56.

s.058 Effect of early resumption clauses on compensation.

s.059 Interpretation etc. of Part VI.

Part 7

Arbitration and Other Proceedings

1 of 15 sections shown

s.071 Statement of sales of stock. Regulated

Submit sheep stock sales records before valuationAny Person

14 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.060 Resolution of disputes by Land Court

s.061 Agreement to refer matters to arbitration

s.061 Arbitration: procedure etc.

s.061 Clauses in leases as to resolution of disputes

s.062 Claims on termination of tenancy.

s.063 Panel of arbiters, and remuneration of arbiter.

s.064 Appointment of arbiter in cases where Secretary of State is a party.

s.065 Recovery of compensation and other sums due.

s.066 Power to enable demand to remedy a breach to be modified on arbitration.

s.067 Prohibition of appeal to sheriff principal.

s.068 Sheep stock valuation.

s.069 Submission of questions of law for decision of sheriff.

s.070 Determination by Land Court of questions as to value of sheep stock.

s.072 Interpretation of sections 68 to 71.

Part 8

Miscellaneous

0 of 6 sections shown

6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.073 Power of Secretary of State to vary Schedules 5 and 6.

s.074 Power of limited owners to give consents, etc..

s.075 Power of tenant and landlord to obtain charge on holding.

s.076 Power of land improvement companies to advance money.

s.077 Appointment of guardian to landlord or tenant.

s.078 Validity of consents, etc..

Part 9

Supplementary

1 of 11 sections shown

s.082 Powers of entry and inspection. Prosecution

Obstruct entry or inspection by authorised agricultural officialAny Person

Fine up to £500

10 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.079 Application to Crown land.

s.080 Determination of matters where Secretary of State is landlord or tenant.

s.081 Expenses and receipts.

s.083 Proceedings of the Land Court.

s.084 Service of notices, etc..

s.085 Interpretation.

s.086 Construction of references in other Acts to holdings as defined by earlier Acts.

s.087 Savings.

s.088 Consequential amendments and repeals.

s.089 Citation, commencement and extent.

Schedules

19 of 255 shown

s.001 Provisions Required in Leases Regulated

Include mandatory terms and insurance clauses in agricultural leasesLandlord

s.sch001 An undertaking by the landlord in the event of damage... Regulated

Landlord must insure farm buildings against fire and reinstate if neededLandlord

s.sch001a Rent Review Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Land Court must determine fair rent on rent review referralTribunal / Court

s.sch001a (1) Residential accommodation on an agricultural holding is surplus to... Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Land Court must determine surplus residential accommodation for rent reviewTribunal / Court

s.sch001a (1) A rent review notice must be dated and state... Regulated

Landlords/tenants: serve proper rent review notices with full details and timingsLandlord

s.sch004 Eradication of bracken, whins, or gorse growing on the holding... Regulated

Clear invasive weeds and cultivation obstacles from your holdingOccupier

s.sch008 Where, on an application under paragraph 2 above, the tribunal... Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Tribunal must dismiss or adjust compensation on rent disputeTribunal / Court

s.sch009 The Land Court or, by virtue of section 61(1) of... Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Valuer must determine stock value from sale prices and shotts countTribunal / Court

s.sch009 The valuer shall calculate an average price per ewe, and... Regulated

Valuer must calculate average prices per ewe and lamb using prescribed methodAny Person

s.sch009 In making his award the valuer shall value the respective... Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Valuer must value sheep stock using prescribed valuation rulesTribunal / Court

s.sch009 The valuer shall ascertain the number of, and the prices... Regulated

Valuer must calculate average ewe price by disregarding lowest 10% of salesAny Person

s.sch009 In making his award the valuer shall assess the respective... Regulated

Valuer must assess sheep stock using statutory valuation rulesAny Person

s.sch010 The Land Court or, by virtue of section 61(1) of... Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Land Court must determine open-market rent on applicationTribunal / Court

s.sch010 The valuer shall then ascertain the mean of the average... Regulated

Valuer must calculate 3-year average prices for cast ewes and lambsAny Person

s.sch010 The 3-year average price for regular cast ewes shall be... Regulated

Valuer must adjust average ewe and lamb prices within set limitsAny Person

s.sch010 In making his award the valuer shall value the respective... Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Valuer must value sheep stock according to specific rulesTribunal / Court

s.sch010 The valuer shall ascertain the number of, and the prices... Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Valuer must calculate average cast ewe sales price from 3 years of autumn dataTribunal / Court

s.sch010 The mean of the average prices so calculated shall be... Regulated

Valuer must adjust ewe average price by up to 30% to determine basic ewe valueAny Person

s.sch010 In making his award the valuer shall assess the respective... Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Valuer must assess stock classes using statutory valuation rulesTribunal / Court

236 other schedules

s.002 Grounds for Consent to Operation of Notices to Quit a Tenancy Where Section 25(3) Applies

s.005 New Improvements For Which Compensation May Be Payable

s.007 Arbitrations

s.009 Valuation of Sheep Stock in Scotland in Respect of Old Leases

s.012 TRANSITIONALS AND SAVINGS

s.sch001 The names of the parties.

s.sch001 Particulars of the holding with sufficient description, by reference to...

s.sch001 The term or terms for which the holding or different...

s.sch001 The rent and the dates on which it is payable....

s.sch001 An undertaking by the tenant, in the event of the...

s.sch001a (1) The landlord of an agricultural holding to which this...

s.sch001a For the purposes of paragraphs 7(4) and 10(4)(a)(ii), the “...

s.sch001a (1) This paragraph applies where the Land Court determines under...

s.sch001a In this schedule— “ open market rent ” has the...

s.sch001a (1) A rent review notice may not be served under...

s.sch001a (1) This paragraph applies where— (a) a rent review notice...

s.sch001a A rent review notice ceases to have effect on the...

s.sch001a (1) This paragraph applies where— (a) a rent review notice...

s.sch001a (1) This paragraph applies where a landlord or a tenant...

s.sch001a The rent agreed between the landlord and the tenant or,...

s.sch001a (1) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision for...

s.sch002 Grounds for Consent to Operation of Notices to Quit a Tenancy Where Section 25(3) Applies

s.sch003 1923 Act Improvements For Which Compensation May Be Payable

s.sch003 Erection, alteration, or enlargement of buildings.

s.sch003 Planting of hops.

s.sch003 Planting of orchards or fruit bushes.

s.sch003 Protecting young fruit trees.

s.sch003 Reclaiming of waste land.

s.sch003 Warping or weiring of land.

s.sch003 Embankments and sluices against floods.

s.sch003 Erection of wirework in hop gardens.

s.sch003 Provision of permanent sheep dipping accommodation.

s.sch003 In the case of arable land, the removal of bracken,...

s.sch003 Drainage.

s.sch003 Formation of silos.

s.sch003 Chalking of land.

s.sch003 Clay-burning.

s.sch003 Claying of land or spreading blaes upon land.

s.sch003 Liming of land.

s.sch003 Marling of land.

s.sch003 Application to land of purchased artificial or other manure.

s.sch003 Consumption on the holding by cattle, sheep, or pigs, or...

s.sch003 Laying down temporary pasture with clover, grass, lucerne, sainfoin, or...

s.sch003 Repairs to buildings, being buildings necessary for the proper cultivation...

s.sch003 Laying down of permanent pasture.

s.sch003 Making and planting of osier beds.

s.sch003 Making of water meadows or works of irrigation.

s.sch003 Making of gardens.

s.sch003 Making or improvement of roads or bridges.

s.sch003 Making or improvement of watercourses, ponds, wells, or reservoirs, or...

s.sch003 Making or removal of permanent fences.

s.sch004 1931 Act Improvements For Which Compensation May Be Payable

s.sch004 Erection, alteration, or enlargement of buildings.

s.sch004 Drainage.

s.sch004 Formation of silos.

s.sch004 Making or improvement of roads or bridges.

s.sch004 Making or improvement of watercourses, ponds or wells, or of...

s.sch004 Making or removal of permanent fences.

s.sch004 Reclaiming of waste land.

s.sch004 Repairing or renewal of embankments and sluices against floods.

s.sch004 Provision of sheep dipping accommodation.

s.sch004 Provision of electrical equipment other than moveable fittings and appliances....

s.sch004 Chalking of land.

s.sch004 Laying down of permanent pasture.

s.sch004 Clay-burning.

s.sch004 Claying of land or spreading blaes upon land.

s.sch004 Liming of land.

s.sch004 Marling of land.

s.sch004 Application to land of purchased artificial or other manure.

s.sch004 Consumption on the holding by cattle, sheep, or pigs, or...

s.sch004 Laying down temporary pasture with clover, grass, lucerne, sainfoin, or...

s.sch004 Repairs to buildings, being buildings necessary for the proper cultivation...

s.sch004 Making and planting of osier beds.

s.sch004 Making of water meadows or works of irrigation.

s.sch004 Making of gardens.

s.sch004 Planting of orchards or fruit bushes.

s.sch004 Protecting young fruit trees.

s.sch004 Warping or weiring of land.

s.sch004 Making of embankments and sluices against floods.

s.sch005 Laying down of permanent pasture.

s.sch005 Construction of silos.

s.sch005 Making or improvement of farm access or service roads, bridges...

s.sch005 Making or improvement of watercourses, ponds or wells, or of...

s.sch005 Making or removal of permanent fences, including hedges, stone dykes...

s.sch005 Reclaiming of waste land.

s.sch005 Renewal of embankments and sluices against floods.

s.sch005 Provision of stells, fanks, folds, dippers, pens and bughts necessary...

s.sch005 Installation, provision, distribution or storage of electricity, gas, power, heat...

s.sch005 Erection, alteration or enlargement of buildings, making or improvement of...

s.sch005 Erection of hay or sheaf sheds, sheaf or grain drying...

s.sch005 Making of water-meadows or works of irrigation.

s.sch005 Provision of fixed threshing mills, barn machinery and fixed dairying...

s.sch005 Improvement of permanent pasture by cultivation and re-seeding.

s.sch005 Provision of means of sewage, waste or pollutant disposal, or...

s.sch005 Repairs to fixed equipment, being equipment reasonably required for the...

s.sch005 Erection of structures for the management or storage of slurries...

s.sch005 Provision of means of storing silage.

s.sch005 Works to dwellings.

s.sch005 Protecting fruit trees against animals.

s.sch005 Clay burning.

s.sch005 Claying of land.

s.sch005 Liming (including chalking) of land.

s.sch005 Marling of land.

s.sch005 Eradication of bracken, whins or broom growing on the holding...

s.sch005 Removal of tree roots, boulders, stones or other similar obstacles...

s.sch005 Making of gardens.

s.sch005 Application to land of soil improvers, conditioners, digestates, manure or...

s.sch005 Consumption on the holding of corn (whether produced on the...

s.sch005 Laying down temporary pasture with clover, grass, lucerne, sainfoin, or...

s.sch005 Planting of orchards or fruit bushes.

s.sch005 Warping or weiring of land.

s.sch005 Making of embankments and sluices against floods.

s.sch005 Making or planting of osier beds.

s.sch005 Haulage or other work done by the tenant in aid...

s.sch005 Land drainage.

s.sch006 Market Garden Improvements

s.sch006 Planting of fruit trees or bushes permanently set out.

s.sch006 Planting of strawberry plants.

s.sch006 Planting of asparagus, rhubarb, and other vegetable crops which continue...

s.sch006 Erection, alteration or enlargement of buildings for the purpose of...

s.sch007 Arbitrations

s.sch008 Supplementary Provisions with Respect to Payments Under Section 56

s.sch008 Subject to paragraph 4 of this Schedule, any dispute with...

s.sch008 If in any case the sum to be paid by...

s.sch008 For the purposes of paragraph 3(a) above, section 13(1) of...

s.sch008 The enactments mentioned in paragraph 6 of this Schedule shall,...

s.sch008 The enactments aforesaid are— (a) sections 56 to 60, 62,...

s.sch009 The 3-year average price for ewes and the 3-year average...

s.sch009 Any amount added or taken away by way of adjustment...

s.sch009 The number of each class of stock valued (ewes and...

s.sch009 Any amount added to or taken away by way of...

s.sch009 In this Schedule the expressions “ewe”, “gimmer”, “eild ewe”, “eild...

s.sch009 The valuer shall then ascertain the mean of the average...

s.sch009 In the case of any sheep stock in which the...

s.sch009 The 3-year average price for ewes shall be subject to...

s.sch009 The mean of the average prices so calculated shall be...

s.sch010 Valuation of Sheep Stock in Scotland in Respect of Leases Entered into after 1st December 1986

s.sch010 The 3-year average price for regular cast ewes and the...

s.sch010 Any amount added or taken away by way of adjustment...

s.sch010 The number of each class of stock valued (ewes and...

s.sch010 Any amount added to or taken away by way of...

s.sch010 In this Schedule the expressions “regular cast ewes”, “ewe”, “gimmer”,...

s.sch010 The valuer shall calculate an average price per ewe, and...

s.sch010 In the case of any sheep stock in which the...

s.sch011 Consequential Amendments of Enactments

s.sch011 In section 9, as substituted by the Seventh Schedule to...

s.sch011 In section 25(10), in the definition of “agricultural holding”, “fixed...

s.sch011 In section 10(1)(a), for “Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949” substitute...

s.sch011 In section 14A— (a) in subsection (3), for the words...

s.sch011 For section 24(10) substitute— (10) In the application of this...

s.sch011 For section 25(3) substitute— (3) In the application of this...

s.sch011 In section 26(6) after “Scotland” insert “ (a) ” and...

s.sch011 In section 27(4), for “section fourteen of the Scottish Act...

s.sch011 In section 28(6)— (a) for “to section sixty-five of the...

s.sch011 In section 52(2)— (a) in the definition of “agricultural holding”,...

s.sch011 In section 52(5)(a)— (a) for “the Scottish Act of 1949”...

s.sch011 In section 21— (a) in subsection (2) for “Subsection (1)...

s.sch011 In Schedule 6, paragraph 31, for “section 2(1) of the...

s.sch011 For Schedule 7, paragraph 25(a) substitute— (a) for references—

s.sch011 Consequential Amendments of Enactments

s.sch011 In section 13(1), for “the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949”...

s.sch011 I.n section 16— (a) in subsections (2)(c) and (3)(b)(i), for...

s.sch011 In section 29(2), for “section 20 of the Agricultural Holdings...

s.sch011 In section 26(1), for “the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949”...

s.sch011 In section 27(5B), for “the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949”...

s.sch011 In section 28(1)(a), for “section 35 of the Agricultural Holdings...

s.sch011 In section 29— (a) in subsection (3)(a), for “section 35...

s.sch011 In section 22(4)(a), for “subsection (1) of section twenty five...

s.sch011 In section 48(2)(a), for “section 35 of the Agricultural Holdings...

s.sch011 In Schedule 3, paragraph 7(5)— (a) for “sections 75 and...

s.sch011 In Schedule 1 in paragraph 5(a), for “Agricultural Holdings (Scotland)...

s.sch011 In section 31(3)(c) for “Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949” substitute...

s.sch011 In section 44— (a) in subsection (2)(a)(i) for “section 25(2)(c)...

s.sch011 In section 52— (a) in subsection (3)(d) for “Agricultural Holdings...

s.sch011 In section 55— (a) for subsection (1)(b) substitute—

s.sch011 In section 80(1), in the definitions of “agricultural holding” and...

s.sch011 In section 8(5)(a), for “Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949” substitute...

s.sch011 In section 31B(2)(a), for the words “an absolute owner (within...

s.sch011 In section 38(6)(a)(i), for “Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949” substitute...

s.sch011 In section 13(8), in the definition of “agricultural holding”, for...

s.sch011 For section 25(1)(iii) substitute— (iii) the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act...

s.sch011 In section 7(2), in the definition of “agricultural holding”, for...

s.sch011 In section 14(a) for “the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949”...

s.sch011 In section 16— (a) in subsection (2), for “section 7...

s.sch011 In section 18(6) for the words from “the absolute owner”...

s.sch011 In section 19(4) for “the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1955” substitute...

s.sch011 After section 23 insert— In this Act— “the 1886 Act” means the Crofters Holdings...

s.sch011 In Schedule 2, paragraph 1(1)— (a) in the definition of...

s.sch011 In Schedule 2, paragraph 3(1)(b), for “section 20 of the...

s.sch011 In section 14(10), for “Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949” substitute...

s.sch011 In Schedule 2, paragraph 7— (a) in sub-paragraph (2), for...

s.sch011 In Schedule 2, paragraph 10(1)— (a) in sub-paragraph (a), for...

s.sch011 In Schedule 2, paragraph 11— (a) in sub-paragraph (1)(a), for...

s.sch011 In Schedule 2, for paragraph 12 substitute— “ Sections 65...

s.sch011 Consequential Amendments of Enactments

s.sch011 In section 338(1), in the definition of “agricultural holding”, for...

s.sch011 In Schedule 8, Part IV, paragraph 13—

s.sch011 In Schedule 4 in paragraph 6(a), for “Agricultural Holdings (Scotland)...

s.sch011 In section 37(1), in the definition of “fixed equipment”, for...

s.sch011 In Schedule 2, paragraph 10, for “section 15 of the...

s.sch011 In section 25(4), for the words from “the provisions” to...

s.sch011 In section 25(5), for “section eight of the Agricultural Holdings...

s.sch012 The repeal by this Act of an enactment which repealed...

s.sch012 (1) Where an enactment contained in this Act repeals and...

s.sch012 Nothing in this Act shall affect any provision of the...

s.sch012 Section 21 of the Reserve and Auxilary Forces (Protection of...

s.sch012 Notwithstanding section 16 of the Interpretation Act 1978, rights to...

s.sch013 Repeals and Revocations

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What it requires

Agricultural Holdings

Terms of Leases and Variations Thereof

Relinquishing and assignation of holdings

Notice to Quit and Notice of Intention to Quit

Compensation for Improvements

Other Provisions Regarding Compensation

Additional Payments

Arbitration and Other Proceedings

Miscellaneous

Supplementary

Schedules

Help complying

Regulations that apply to your farm

Check which type of agricultural tenancy you have in Scotland