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Section 4.

SCHEDULE 1S Provisions Required in Leases

1SThe names of the parties.

2SParticulars of the holding with sufficient description, by reference to a map or plan, of the fields and other parcels of land comprised therein to identify the extent of the holding.

3SThe term or terms for which the holding or different parts thereof is or are agreed to be let.

4SThe rent and the dates on which it is payable.

5SAn undertaking by the landlord in the event of damage by fire to any building comprised in the holding to reinstate or replace the building if its reinstatement or replacement is required for the fulfilment of his responsibilities to manage the holding in accordance with the rules of good estate management, and (except where the interest of the landlord is held for the purposes of a government department or a person representing Her Majesty under section 79 of this Act is deemed to be the landlord, or where the landlord has made provision approved by the Secretary of State for defraying the cost of any such reinstatement or replacement) an undertaking by the landlord to insure to their full value all such buildings against damage by fire.

6SAn undertaking by the tenant, in the event of the destruction by fire of harvested crops grown on the holding for consumption thereon, to return to the holding the full equivalent manurial value of the crops destroyed, in so far as the return thereof is required for the fulfilment of his responsibilities to farm in accordance with the rules of good husbandry, and (except where the interest of the tenant is held for the purposes of a government department or where the tenant has made provision approved by the Secretary of State in lieu of such insurance) an undertaking by the tenant to insure to their full value all dead stock on the holding and all such harvested crops against damage by fire.

(introduced by section 13)

[F1SCHEDULE 1ASRent Review

Textual Amendments

F1Sch. 1A inserted (23.12.2016 for the purpose of making regulations under sch. 1A paras. 2(4), 9(1), 10(6) and otherwise prosp.) by Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 18), ss. 101(3), 130(1) (with s. 128); S.S.I. 2016/365, reg. 2, sch.

Rent review: service of rent review noticeS

1(1)The landlord of an agricultural holding to which this paragraph applies may initiate a review of the rent that is to be payable in respect of the holding by serving a notice in writing on the tenant of the holding.S

(2)The tenant of such an agricultural holding may initiate such a review by serving a notice in writing on the landlord of the holding.

(3)A notice served under sub-paragraph (1) or (2) is a “rent review notice”.

(4)This paragraph applies to an agricultural holding in respect of which—

(a)the lease was entered into before 27 November 2003, or

(b)the lease—

(i)was entered into in writing on or after that date but prior to the commencement of the tenancy, and

(ii)expressly states that this Act is to apply in relation to the tenancy.

Form and content of rent review noticeS

2(1)A rent review notice must be dated and state the following—S

(a)the names and designations of the landlord and the tenant of the agricultural holding,

(b)the name (if any) and the address of the holding or such other description of the holding as will identify it,

(c)the rent currently payable in respect of the holding,

(d)the rent that the person serving the notice proposes should be payable,

(e)the date by which the landlord and the tenant must reach agreement as to what the rent payable should be (the “rent agreement date”).

(2)The rent review notice must be accompanied by information in writing explaining the basis on which the rent proposed by the person serving the notice has been calculated.

(3)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(e), the rent agreement date stated in the rent review notice must not fall—

(a)earlier than 12 months from the date on which the notice is served, or

(b)later than 2 years from that date.

(4)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make further provision about—

(a)the form and content of rent review notices,

(b)the information that must or may accompany them.

(5)Regulations under sub-paragraph (4) are subject to the negative procedure.

Timing of rent review noticeS

3(1)A rent review notice may not be served under paragraph 1 if the rent agreement date stated in the notice would fall before the end of the period of 3 years beginning with the latest of—S

(a)the commencement of the tenancy,

(b)the date as from which a previous variation of rent (under paragraph 7(2)(a) or otherwise) took effect,

(c)the date as from which a previous determination under paragraph 7(2)(b) that the rent should continue unchanged took effect.

(2)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(b), the following are to be disregarded—

(a)a variation of rent under section 14,

(b)an increase of rent under section 15(1),

(c)a reduction of rent under section 31,

(d)a variation of rent arising under—

(i)the exercise or revocation of an option to tax under schedule 10 of the Value Added Tax Act 1994, or

(ii)a change in the rate of value added tax applicable to grants of interests in or rights over land in respect of which such an option has effect.

Withdrawal of rent review noticeS

4(1)This paragraph applies where—S

(a)a rent review notice is served under paragraph 1,

(b)no agreement has been reached between the landlord and the tenant as to the rent that is to be payable in respect of the holding, and

(c)no determination has been made by the Land Court under paragraph 7(2) as to the rent that is to be payable in respect of the holding.

(2)The person who served the rent review notice may withdraw it but only with the consent of the recipient of the notice.

Termination of rent review noticeS

5SA rent review notice ceases to have effect on the earliest of the following—

(a)the date it is withdrawn,

(b)the date the landlord and the tenant reach agreement as to the rent that is to be payable in respect of the holding,

(c)where no referral is made to the Land Court under paragraph 6(2), the day after the rent agreement date,

(d)where a referral is made to the Land Court under paragraph 6(2), the date on which the Land Court determines under paragraph 7(2) the question of what the rent payable in respect of the holding is to be.

Referral of rent to the Land CourtS

6(1)This paragraph applies where—S

(a)a rent review notice is served under paragraph 1, and

(b)no agreement has been reached between the landlord and the tenant as to the rent that is to be payable in respect of the holding.

(2)The landlord or the tenant of the holding may (whether the sender of the notice or not) refer the question of what the rent payable in respect of the holding should be to the Land Court.

(3)The landlord or the tenant may not make such a referral after the rent agreement date.

Powers of Land Court on referral under paragraph 6S

7(1)This paragraph applies where a landlord or a tenant makes a referral to the Land Court under paragraph 6(2).S

(2)The Land Court must determine what the rent payable in respect of the holding is to be as from the rent agreement date and may—

(a)vary the rent currently payable in respect of the holding, or

(b)determine that the rent should continue unchanged.

(3)The rent that is to be payable in respect of the holding is the rent that the Land Court, taking account of all the circumstances, considers is the fair rent for the holding.

(4)In determining the fair rent for the holding, the Land Court must have regard, in particular, to—

(a)the productive capacity of the holding,

(b)the open market rent of any surplus residential accommodation on the holding provided by the landlord, and

(c)the open market rent of—

(i)any fixed equipment on the holding provided by the landlord, or

(ii)any land forming part of the holding,

used for a purpose that is not an agricultural purpose.

New rent to take effect from rent agreement dateS

8SThe rent agreed between the landlord and the tenant or, as the case may be, determined in accordance with paragraph 7 is to take effect from the rent agreement date.

Productive capacityS

9(1)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision for the purposes of paragraph 7(4)(a) about the productive capacity of agricultural holdings, including—S

(a)how the productive capacity of an agricultural holding is to be determined,

(b)the information to be provided by the landlord and the tenant of a holding to the Land Court to enable the court to have regard to the productive capacity of the holding.

(2)Regulations under sub-paragraph (1) are subject to the affirmative procedure.

Surplus residential accommodationS

10(1)Residential accommodation on an agricultural holding is surplus to the extent that it exceeds what is necessary to provide accommodation for the standard labour requirement of the holding.S

(2)In determining, for the purposes of paragraph 7(4)(b), whether residential accommodation is surplus the Land Court—

(a)may take into account whether the standard labour requirement of the holding varies (seasonally or otherwise),

(b)must disregard —

(i)any accommodation all or part of which is occupied by the tenant of the holding,

(ii)any accommodation if the tenant is prohibited (by the lease or otherwise) from subletting it.

(3)But any such prohibition as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (2)(b)(ii) is to be ignored if the tenant has sublet the accommodation by virtue of section 39(3) of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003.

(4)In having regard for the purposes of paragraph 7(4)(b) to the open market rent for any surplus residential accommodation, the Land Court—

(a)must take into account all the circumstances, including—

(i)the condition of the accommodation and its location, and

(ii)where accommodation is occupied by a retired agricultural worker, under an arrangement or agreement between the landlord and the tenant of the holding, at no rent or at a rent that is below what the open market rent for that accommodation would otherwise be, that fact,

(b)where the accommodation is not currently let, must disregard that fact.

(5)Where regard is had to the open market rent for surplus residential accommodation for the purposes of paragraph 7(4)(b), that accommodation is to be disregarded for the purposes of paragraph 7(4)(c).

(6)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision about the standard labour requirement of agricultural holdings, including—

(a)how the standard labour requirement of an agricultural holding is to be determined,

(b)the information to be provided by the landlord and the tenant of a holding to the Land Court to enable the court to determine the standard labour requirement of the holding.

(7)Regulations under sub-paragraph (6) are subject to the affirmative procedure.

Open market rentS

11SFor the purposes of paragraphs 7(4) and 10(4)(a)(ii), the “open market rent” means the rent at which—

(a)any surplus residential accommodation, or

(b)any fixed equipment or land used for a purpose that is not an agricultural purpose,

might reasonably be expected to be let on the open market by a willing landlord to a willing tenant.

Power of Land Court to phase in new rentS

12(1)This paragraph applies where the Land Court determines under paragraph 7(2) that the rent payable in respect of an agricultural holding (the “new rent”) is to be—S

(a)30% or more higher, or

(b)30% or more lower,

than the rent currently payable in respect of the holding (the “original rent”).

(2)The tenant or the landlord may apply to the Land Court to have the new rent phased in.

(3)The Land Court may, if it considers that it would cause the tenant or, as the case may be, the landlord undue hardship were the new rent to be payable from the rent agreement date, order that the new rent be phased in over a 3 year period in accordance with sub-paragraphs (4) to (6).

(4)The rent payable in the first year after the rent agreement date is—

(a)where sub-paragraph (1)(a) applies, the sum of the original rent and one third of the difference between the new rent and the original rent, or

(b)where sub-paragraph (1)(b) applies, the original rent less one third of the difference between the original rent and the new rent.

(5)The rent payable in the second year after the rent agreement date is—

(a)where sub-paragraph (1)(a) applies, the sum of the original rent and two thirds of the difference between the new rent and the original rent, or

(b)where sub-paragraph (1)(b) applies, the original rent less two thirds of the difference between the original rent and the new rent.

(6)The rent payable from the third year after the rent agreement date is the new rent.

InterpretationS

13SIn this schedule—

  • open market rent” has the meaning given by paragraph 11,

  • rent agreement date” has the meaning given by paragraph 2(1)(e),

  • rent review notice” has the meaning given by paragraph 1(3),

  • surplus residential accommodation” has the meaning given by paragraph 10.]

Section 25.

F2SCHEDULE 2S Grounds for Consent to Operation of Notices to Quit a Tenancy Where Section 25(3) Applies

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Section 33.

SCHEDULE 3S 1923 Act Improvements For Which Compensation May Be Payable

Part IS Improvements For Which Consents Required

1SErection, alteration, or enlargement of buildings.

2SFormation of silos.

3SLaying down of permanent pasture.

4SMaking and planting of osier beds.

5SMaking of water meadows or works of irrigation.

6SMaking of gardens.

7SMaking or improvement of roads or bridges.

8SMaking or improvement of watercourses, ponds, wells, or reservoirs, or of works for the application of water power or for supply of water for agricultural or domestic purposes.

9SMaking or removal of permanent fences.

10SPlanting of hops.

11SPlanting of orchards or fruit bushes.

12SProtecting young fruit trees.

13SReclaiming of waste land.

14SWarping or weiring of land.

15SEmbankments and sluices against floods.

16SErection of wirework in hop gardens.

17SProvision of permanent sheep dipping accommodation.

18SIn the case of arable land, the removal of bracken, gorse, tree roots, boulders, or other like obstructions to cultivation.

Part IIS Improvements For Which Notice Required

19SDrainage.

Part IIIS Improvements For Which No Consents Or Notice Required

20SChalking of land.

21SClay-burning.

22SClaying of land or spreading blaes upon land.

23SLiming of land.

24SMarling of land.

25SApplication to land of purchased artificial or other manure.

26SConsumption on the holding by cattle, sheep, or pigs, or by horses other than those regularly employed on the holding, of corn, cake, or other feeding stuff not produced on the holding.

27SConsumption on the holding by cattle, sheep, or pigs, or by horses other than those regularly employed on the holding, of corn proved by satisfactory evidence to have been produced and consumed on the holding.

28SLaying down temporary pasture with clover, grass, lucerne, sainfoin, or other seeds, sown more than 2 years prior to the termination of the tenancy, in so far as the value of the temporary pasture on the holding at the time of quitting exceeds the value of the temporary pasture on the holding at the commencement of the tenancy for which the tenant did not pay compensation.

29SRepairs to buildings, being buildings necessary for the proper cultivation or working of the holding, other than repairs which the tenant is himself under an obligation to execute.

Section 33.

SCHEDULE 4S 1931 Act Improvements For Which Compensation May Be Payable

Part IS Improvements For Which Consent Required

1SErection, alteration, or enlargement of buildings.

2SLaying down of permanent pasture.

3SMaking and planting of osier beds.

4SMaking of water meadows or works of irrigation.

5SMaking of gardens.

6SPlanting of orchards or fruit bushes.

7SProtecting young fruit trees.

8SWarping or weiring of land.

9SMaking of embankments and sluices against floods.

Part IIS Improvements Of Which Notice Required

10SDrainage.

11SFormation of silos.

12SMaking or improvement of roads or bridges.

13SMaking or improvement of watercourses, ponds or wells, or of works for the application of water power or for the supply of water for agricultural or domestic purposes.

14SMaking or removal of permanent fences.

15SReclaiming of waste land.

16SRepairing or renewal of embankments and sluices against floods.

17SProvision of sheep dipping accommodation.

18SProvision of electrical equipment other than moveable fittings and appliances.

Part IIIS Improvements For Which No Consent Or Notice Required

19SChalking of land.

20SClay-burning.

21SClaying of land or spreading blaes upon land.

22SLiming of land.

23SMarling of land.

24SEradication of bracken, whins, or gorse growing on the holding at the commencement of a tenancy and in the case of arable land the removal of tree roots, boulders, stones or other like obstacles to cultivation.

25SApplication to land of purchased artificial or other manure.

26SConsumption on the holding by cattle, sheep, or pigs, or by horses other than those regularly employed on the holding, of corn, cake, or other feeding stuff not produced on the holding.

27SConsumption on the holding by cattle, sheep, or pigs, or by horses other than those regularly employed on the holding, of corn proved by satisfactory evidence to have been produced and consumed on the holding.

28SLaying down temporary pasture with clover, grass, lucerne, sainfoin, or other seeds, sown more than 2 years prior to the termination of the tenancy, in so far as the value of the temporary pasture on the holding at the time of quitting exceeds the value of the temporary pasture on the holding at the commencement of the tenancy for which the tenant did not pay compensation.

29SRepairs to buildings, being buildings necessary for the proper cultivation or working of the holding, other than repairs which the tenant is himself under an obligation to execute.

Section 33.

SCHEDULE 5S New Improvements For Which Compensation May Be Payable

Part IS Improvements For Which Consent Is Required

1SLaying down of permanent pasture.

2SMaking of water-meadows or works of irrigation.

3SMaking of gardens.

4SPlanting of orchards or fruit bushes.

5SWarping or weiring of land.

6SMaking of embankments and sluices against floods.

7SMaking or planting of osier beds.

8SHaulage or other work done by the tenant in aid of the carrying out of any improvement made by the landlord for which the tenant is liable to pay increased rent.

Part IIS Improvements For Which Notice Is Required

9SLand drainage.

10SConstruction of silos.

11SMaking or improvement of farm access or service roads, bridges and fords.

12SMaking or improvement of watercourses, ponds or wells, or of works for the application of water power for agricultural or domestic purposes or for the supply of water for such purposes.

13SMaking or removal of permanent fences, including hedges, stone dykes and gates.

14SReclaiming of waste land.

15SRenewal of embankments and sluices against floods.

16SProvision of stells, fanks, folds, dippers, pens and bughts necessary for the proper conduct of the holding.

[F317SInstallation, provision, distribution or storage of electricity, gas, power, heat or  light.]

18SErection, alteration or enlargement of buildings, making or improvement of permanent yards, loading banks and stocks F4...

Textual Amendments

F4Words in Sch. 5 para. 18 repealed (1.4.2010) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 1), s. 195(3), Sch. 7 (with s. 193); S.S.I. 2009/122, art. 3

19SErection of hay or sheaf sheds, sheaf or grain drying racks, and implement sheds.

20SProvision of fixed threshing mills, barn machinery and fixed dairying plant.

21SImprovement of permanent pasture by cultivation and re-seeding.

[F522SProvision of means of sewage, waste or pollutant disposal, or provision of means of managing water on land.]

23SRepairs to fixed equipment, being equipment reasonably required for the efficient farming of the holding, other than repairs which the tenant is under an obligation to carry out.

[F623A.SErection of structures for the management or storage of slurries or manures.

23B.SProvision of means of storing silage.

23C.SWorks to dwellings.]

Part IIIS Improvements For Which No Consent Or Notice Required

24SProtecting fruit trees against animals.

25SClay burning.

26SClaying of land.

27SLiming (including chalking) of land.

28SMarling of land.

[F729SEradication of bracken, whins or broom growing on the holding at the commencement of the tenancy.]

[F829A.SRemoval of tree roots, boulders, stones or other similar obstacles to cultivation from arable land or from permanent grass land.]

[F930SApplication to land of soil improvers, conditioners, digestates, manure or fertiliser, whether organic or inorganic.]

31SConsumption on the holding of corn (whether produced on the holding or not) or of cake or other feeding stuff not produced on the holding by horses, cattle, sheep, pigs or poultry.

32SLaying down temporary pasture with clover, grass, lucerne, sainfoin, or other seeds, sown more than 2 years prior to the termination of the tenancy, in so far as the value of the temporary pasture on the holding at the time of quitting exceeds the value of the temporary pasture on the holding at the commencement of the tenancy for which the tenant did not pay compensation.

Section 40.

SCHEDULE 6S Market Garden Improvements

1SPlanting of fruit trees or bushes permanently set out.

2SPlanting of strawberry plants.

3SPlanting of asparagus, rhubarb, and other vegetable crops which continue productive for 2 or more years.

4SErection, alteration or enlargement of buildings for the purpose of the trade or business of a market gardener.

Section 61.

F10SCHEDULE 7S Arbitrations

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Section 57.

SCHEDULE 8S Supplementary Provisions with Respect to Payments Under Section 56

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

1SSubject to paragraph 4 of this Schedule, any dispute with respect to any sum which may be or become payable by virtue of section 56(1) of this Act shall be referred to and determined by the Lands Tribunal for Scotland.

2SIf in any case the sum to be paid by virtue of the said section 56(1) to the tenant of an agricultural holding or to a statutory small tenant by an acquiring authority would, apart from this paragraph and paragraph 3 of this Schedule, fall to be ascertained in pursuance of section 54(2) of this Act by reference to the rent of the holding at a rate which was not—

(a)determined by [F11the Land Court] under section 13 or 15 of this Act;

(b)determined by [F12arbitration by virtue of section 61(1)] of this Act; or

(c)in the case of a statutory small tenant, fixed by the Scottish Land Court in pursuance of section 32(7) and (8) of the 1911 Act;

and which the authority consider is unduly high, the authority may make an application to the Lands Tribunal for Scotland for the rent to be considered by the tribunal;

Textual Amendments

3SWhere, on an application under paragraph 2 above, the tribunal are satisfied that—

(a)the rent to which the application relates is not substantially higher than the rent which in their opinion would be determined for the holding in question [F13by the Land Court or] on a reference to arbitration duly made in pursuance of—

(i)section 13 of this Act; or

(ii)in the case of a statutory small tenancy, the equitable rent which in their opinion would be fixed by the Land Court under section 32 (7) and (8) of the 1911 Act;

(hereafter in this paragraph referred to as “the appropriate rent”); or

(b)the rent to which the application relates is substantially higher than the appropriate rent but was not fixed by the parties to the relevant lease with a view to increasing the amount of any compensation payable, or of any sum to be paid by virtue of section 56(1) of this Act, in consequence of the compulsory acquisition or taking of possession of any land included in the holding,

they shall dismiss the application; and if the tribunal do not dismiss the application in pursuance of the foregoing provisions of this paragraph they shall determine that, in the case to which the application relates, the sum to be paid by virtue of section 56(1) of this Act shall be ascertained in pursuance of the said section 13 by reference to the appropriate rent instead of by reference to the rent to which the application relates.

Textual Amendments

4SFor the purposes of paragraph 3(a) above, section 13(1) of this Act shall have effect as if for the reference therein to the next ensuing day there were substituted a reference to the date of the application referred to in paragraph 3(a) above.

5SThe enactments mentioned in paragraph 6 of this Schedule shall, subject to any necessary modifications, have effect in their application to such an acquiring of an interest or taking of possession as is referred in section 56(1) of this Act (hereafter in this paragraph referred to as “the relevant event”)—

(a)in so far as those enactments make provision for the doing, before the relevant event, of any thing connected with compensation (including in particular provision for determining the amount of the liability to pay compensation or for the deposit of it in a Scottish bank or otherwise), as if references to compensation, except compensation for damage or injurious affection, included references to any sum which will become payable by virtue of section 56 of this Act in consequence of the relevant event; and

(b)subject to sub-paragraph (a) above, as if references to compensation (except compensation for damage or injurious affection) included references to sums payable or, as the context may require, to sums paid by virtue of section 56 of this Act in the consequence of the relevant event.

6SThe enactments aforesaid are—

(a)sections 56 to 60, 62, 63 to 65, 67 to 70, 72, 74 to 79, 83 to 87, 114, 115 and 117 of the M1Lands Clauses (Scotland) Act 1845;

(b)paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the M2Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure)(Scotland) Act 1947;

(c)Parts I and II and section 40 of the M3Land Compensation (Scotland) Act 1963;

(d)paragraph 4 of Schedule 6 to the M4New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968;

(e)any provision in any local or private Act, in any instrument having effect by virtue of an enactment, or in any order or scheme confirmed by Parliament or brought into operation in accordance with special parliamentary procedure, corresponding to a provision mentioned in sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (d) above.

Section 70.

SCHEDULE 9S Valuation of Sheep Stock in Scotland in Respect of Old Leases

Part IS Valuation Made in Respect of a Tenancy Terminating at Whitsunday

1SThe Land Court or[F14, by virtue of section 61(1) of this Act,] the arbiter (in Part I and Part II of this Schedule referred to as “the valuer”) shall ascertain the number of, and the prices realised for, the ewes and the lambs sold off the hill from the stock under valuation at the autumn sales in each of the 3 preceding years, and shall determine by inspection the number of shotts present in the stock at that time of the valuation.

Textual Amendments

2SThe valuer shall calculate an average price per ewe, and an average price per lamb, for the ewes and lambs sold as aforesaid for each of the 3 preceding years. In calculating the average price for any year the valuer shall disregard such number of ewes and lambs so sold in that year, being the ewes or lambs sold at the lowest prices, as bears the same proportion to the total number of ewes or lambs so sold in that year as the number of shotts as determined bears to the total number of ewes or lambs in the stock under valuation.

3SThe valuer shall then ascertain the mean of the average prices so calculated for the 3 preceding years for ewes and for lambs, respectively. The figures so ascertained or ascertained, in a case to which paragraph 4 below applies, in accordance with that paragraph, are in this Part of this Schedule referred to as the “3-year average price for ewes” and the “3-year average price for lambs”.

4SIn the case of any sheep stock in which the number of ewes or the number of lambs sold off the hill at the autumn sales during the preceding 3 years has been less than half the total number of ewes or of lambs sold, the 3-year average price for ewes or the 3-year average price for lambs, as the case may be, shall,[F15where the valuer is the Land Court (and not an arbiter by virtue of section 61(1) of this Act), on the application of the parties,] in lieu of being ascertained by the valuer as aforesaid, be determined F16... by reference to the prices realised at such sales for ewes and for lambs respectively from similar stocks kept in the same district and under similar conditions.

Textual Amendments

5SThe 3-year average price for ewes shall be subject to adjustment by the valuer within the limits of 20 per cent (in the case of leases entered into before 15th May 1963, 50 pence) upwards or downwards as he may think proper having regard to the general condition of the stock under valuation and to the profit which the purchaser may reasonably expect it to earn. The resultant figure shall be the basis of the valuation of the ewes, and is in this Part of this Schedule referred to as the “basic ewe value”.

The valuer shall similarly adjust the 3 year average price for lambs, and the resultant figure shall be the basis for the valuation of the lambs and is in this Part of this Schedule referred to as the “basic lamb value”.

6SIn making his award the valuer shall value the respective classes of stock in accordance with the following rules, that is to say—

(a)ewes of all ages (including gimmers) shall be valued at the basic ewe value with the addition of 30 per cent (in the case of leases entered into before 15th May 1963, 75 pence) of such value per head;

(b)lambs shall be valued at the basic lamb value; so however that twin lambs shall be valued at such price as the valuer thinks proper;

(c)ewe hoggs shall be valued at two-thirds of the combined basic values of a ewe and a lamb subject to adjustment by the valuer within the limits of 10 per cent (in the case of leases entered into before 15th May 1963, 25 pence) per head upwards or downwards as he may think proper, having regard to their quality and condition;

(d)tups shall be valued at such price as in the opinion of the valuer represents their value on the farm having regard to acclimatisation or any other factor for which he thinks it proper to make allowance;

(e)eild sheep shall be valued at the value put upon the ewes subject to such adjustment as the valuer may think proper having regard to their quality and condition; and

(f)shotts shall be valued at such value not exceeding two-thirds of the value put upon good sheep of the like age and class on the farm as the valuer may think proper.

Part IIS Valuation Made in Respect of a Tenancy Terminating at Martinmas

7SThe valuer shall ascertain the number of, and the prices realised for, the ewes sold off the hill from the stock under valuation at the autumn sales in the current year and in each of the 2 preceding years, and shall calculate an average price per ewe so sold for each of the said years. In calculating the average price for any year the valuer shall disregard one-tenth of the total number of ewes so sold in that year being the ewes sold at the lowest price.

8SThe mean of the average prices so calculated shall be subject to adjustment by the valuer within the limits of 10 per cent (in the case of leases entered into before 15th May 1963, 25 pence) upward or downwards as he may think proper having regard to the general condition of the stock under valuation and to the profit which the purchaser may reasonably expect it to earn. The resultant figure shall be the basis of the valuation of the ewes and is in this Part of this Schedule referred to as the “basic ewe value”.

9SIn making his award the valuer shall assess the respective classes of stock in accordance with the following rules, that is to say—

(a)ewes of all ages (including gimmers) shall be valued at the basic ewe value with the addition of 30 per cent (in the case of leases entered into before 15th May 1963, 75 pence) of such value per head;

(b)ewe lambs shall be valued at the basic ewe value subject to adjustment by the valuer within the limits of 10 per cent (in the case of leases entered into before 15th May 1963, 25 pence) per head upwards or downwards as he may think proper having regard to their quality and condition; and

(c)tups shall be valued at such price as in the opinion of the valuer represents their value on the farm having regard to acclimatisation or any other factor for which he thinks it proper to make allowance.

Part IIIS

Particulars to be Shown in an Arbiter’s AwardS

10SThe 3-year average price for ewes and the 3-year average price for lambs ascertained under Part I, or the mean of the average prices calculated under Part II, of this Schedule, as the case may be.

11SAny amount added or taken away by way of adjustment for the purpose of fixing the basic ewe value or the basic lamb value, and the grounds on which such adjustment was made.

12SThe number of each class of stock valued (ewes and gimmers of all ages with lambs being taken as one class, and eild ewes and eild gimmers being taken as separate classes at a Whitsunday valuation, and ewes and gimmers of all ages being taken as one class at a Martinmas valuation) and the value placed on each class.

13SAny amount added to or taken away by way of adjustment in fixing the value of ewe hoggs at a Whitsunday valuation, or the value of ewe lambs at a Martinmas valuation, and the grounds on which such adjustment was made.

Part IVS Interpretation

14SIn this Schedule the expressions “ewe”, “gimmer”, “eild ewe”, “eild gimmer”, “lamb”, “ewe hogg”, “eild sheep” and “tup” shall be construed as meaning respectively sheep of the classes customarily known by those designations in the locality in which the flock under valuation is maintained.

Section 70.

SCHEDULE 10S Valuation of Sheep Stock in Scotland in Respect of Leases Entered into after 1st December 1986

Part IS Valuation Made in Respect of a Tenancy Terminating at Whitsunday

1SThe Land Court or[F17, by virtue of section 61(1) of this Act,] the arbiter (in Part I and Part II of this Schedule referred to as “the valuer”) shall ascertain the number of, and the prices realised for, the regular cast ewes and the lambs sold off the hill from the stock under valuation at the autumn sales in each of the 3 preceding years, and shall determine by inspection the number of shotts present in the stock at that time of the valuation.

Textual Amendments

2SThe valuer shall calculate an average price per ewe, and an average price per lamb, for the regular cast ewes and lambs sold as aforesaid for each of the 3 preceding years. In calculating the average price for any year the valuer shall disregard such number of regular cast ewes and lambs so sold in that year, being the ewes or lambs sold at the lowest prices, as bears the same proportion to the total number of regular cast ewes or lambs so sold in that year as the number of shotts as determined bears to the total number of ewes or lambs in the stock under valuation.

3SThe valuer shall then ascertain the mean of the average prices so calculated for the 3 preceding years for regular cast ewes and for lambs, respectively. The figures so ascertained or ascertained, in a case to which paragraph 4 below applies, in accordance with that paragraph, are in this Part of this Schedule referred to as the “3-year average price for regular cast ewes” and the “3-year average price for lambs”.

4SIn the case of any sheep stock in which the number of regular cast ewes or the number of lambs sold off the hill at the autumn sales during the preceding 3 years has been less than half the total number of regular cast ewes or of lambs sold, the 3-year average price for regular cast ewes or the 3-year average price for lambs, as the case may be shall [F18where the valuer is the Land Court (and not an arbiter appointed by virtue of section 61(1) of this Act), on the application of the parties,], in lieu of being ascertained by the valuer as aforesaid, be determined F19... by reference to the prices realised at such sales for regular cast ewes and for lambs respectively from similar stocks kept in the same district and under similar conditions.

Textual Amendments

5SThe 3-year average price for regular cast ewes shall be subject to adjustment by the valuer within the limits of 30 per cent upwards or downwards as he may think proper having regard to the general condition of the stock under valuation and to the profit which the purchaser may reasonably expect it to earn. The resultant figure shall be the basis of the valuation of the ewes, and is in this Part of this Schedule referred to as the “basic ewe value”.

The valuer shall adjust the 3 year average price for lambs within the limits of 20 per cent upwards or downwards as he may think proper having regard to their quality and condition. The resultant figure shall be the basis for the valuation of the lambs and is in this Part of this Schedule referred to as the “basic lamb value”.

6SIn making his award the valuer shall value the respective classes of stock in accordance with the following rules, that is to say—

(a)ewes of all ages (including gimmers) shall be valued at the basic ewe value with the addition of 30 per cent of such value per head;

(b)lambs shall be valued at the basic lamb value but twin lambs shall be valued at such price as the valuer thinks proper;

(c)ewe hoggs shall be valued at three quarters of the combined basic values of a ewe and a lamb subject to adjustment by the valuer within the limits of 25 per cent per head upwards or downwards as he may think proper, having regard to their quality and condition;

(d)tups shall be valued at such price as in the opinion of the valuer represents their value on the farm having regard to acclimatisation or any other factor for which he thinks it proper to make allowance;

(e)eild sheep shall be valued at the value put upon the ewes subject to such adjustment as the valuer may think proper having regard to their quality and condition; and

(f)shotts shall be valued at such value not exceeding two-thirds of the value put upon good sheep of the like age and class on the farm as the valuer may think proper.

Part IIS Valuation Made in Respect of a Tenancy Terminating at Martinmas

7SThe valuer shall ascertain the number of, and the prices realised for, the regular cast ewes sold off the hill from the stock under valuation at the autumn sales in the current year and in each of the 2 preceding years, and shall calculate an average price per ewe so sold for each of the said years. In calculating the average price for any year the valuer shall disregard one-fifth of the total number of regular cast ewes so sold in that year being the ewes sold at the lowest price.

8SThe mean of the average prices so calculated shall be subject to adjustment by the valuer within the limits of 30 per cent upward or downwards as he may think proper having regard to the general condition of the stock under valuation and to the profit which the purchaser may reasonably expect it to earn. The resultant figure shall be the basis of the valuation of the ewes and is in this Part of this Schedule referred to as the “basic ewe value”.

9SIn making his award the valuer shall assess the respective classes of stock in accordance with the following rules, that is to say—

(a)ewes of all ages (including gimmers) shall be valued at the basic ewe value with the addition of 30 per cent of such value per head;

(b)ewe lambs shall be valued at the basic ewe value subject to adjustment by the valuer within the limits of 20 per cent per head upwards or downwards as he may think proper having regard to their quality and condition; and

(c)tups shall be valued at such price as in the opinion of the valuer represents their value on the farm having regard to acclimatisation or any other factor for which he thinks it proper to make allowance.

Part IIIS

Particulars to be Shown in an Arbiter’s AwardS

10SThe 3-year average price for regular cast ewes and the 3-year average price for lambs ascertained under Part I, or the mean of the average prices calculated under Part II, of this Schedule, as the case may be.

11SAny amount added or taken away by way of adjustment for the purpose of fixing the basic ewe value or the basic lamb value, and the grounds on which such adjustment was made.

12SThe number of each class of stock valued (ewes and gimmers of all ages with lambs being taken as one class, and eild ewes and eild gimmers being taken as separate classes at a Whitsunday valuation, and ewes and gimmers of all ages being taken as one class at a Martinmas valuation) and the value placed on each class.

13SAny amount added to or taken away by way of adjustment in fixing the value of ewe hoggs at a Whitsunday valuation, or the value of ewe lambs at a Martinmas valuation, and the grounds on which such adjustment was made.

Part IVS Interpretation

14SIn this Schedule the expressions “regular cast ewes”, “ewe”, “gimmer”, “eild ewe”, “eild gimmer”, “lamb”, “ewe hogg”, “eild sheep” and “tup” shall be construed as meaning respectively sheep of the classes customarily known by those designations in the locality in which the flock under valuation is maintained.

Section 88.

SCHEDULE 11S Consequential Amendments of Enactments

Extent Information

E1The provisions of Sch. 11 are co-extensive with the enactments they affect, see s. 89(3)

Hill Farming Act 1946 (c. 73)S

1SIn section 9, as substituted by the Seventh Schedule to the 1949 Act,—

(a)in subsection (1), for “Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949” substitute “ Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 ”, referred to in subsections (2) and (4) below as “the 1991 Act”;

(b)in subsections (2) and (4), for “the said Act of 1949” substitute “ the 1991 Act ”;

(c)in subsection (2)—

(i)for “Part I or Part II of the First Schedule” substitute “ Part I or II of Schedule 5 ”;

(ii)in paragraph (a), for “section fifty of that Act” substitute “ section 37 of the 1991 Act ”;

(iii)in paragraph (b), for “section fifty-one of that Act” substitute “ section 38 of the 1991 Act ”;

(iv)in paragraph (b), for “section fifty-two of that Act” substitute “ section 39 of the 1991 Act ”;

(v)for “the said section fifty or the said fifty-one” substitute “ section 37 or 38 of the 1991 Act ”;

(d)in subsection (3), for “section eight of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949” substitute “ section 15 of the 1991 Act ”.

Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951 (c. 65)S

2SIn section 21—

(a)in subsection (2) for “Subsection (1) of section twenty-five of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949” substitute “ section 22 of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 ”, and for “section twenty-six of that Act” substitute “ section 24 of that Act ”;

(b)in subsection (3) for “section twenty-five” in both places where it occurs substitute “ section 22 ”, and for “section twenty-six” substitute “ section 24 ”;

(c)in subsection (8) for “the said Act of 1949” substitute “ the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 ”.

3SIn section 22(4)(a), for “subsection (1) of section twenty five of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949” substitute “ section 22(1) of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 ”.

4SIn section 38(6)(a)(i), for “Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949” substitute “ Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 ”.

Crofters (Scotland) Act 1955 (c. 21)S

5SIn section 14(10), for “Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949” substitute “ Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 ”.

6SIn section 37(1), in the definition of “fixed equipment”, for “Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949” substitute “ Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 ”.

7SIn Schedule 2, paragraph 10, for “section 15 of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949” substitute “ section 52 of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 ”.

Agriculture (Safety, Health and Welfare Provisions) Act 1956 (c.49)S

8SIn section 25(4), for the words from “the provisions” to “section eighteen” substitute “ section 5(2), (3) and (5) of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 (liabilities of landlord and tenant of agricultural holding regarding fixed equipment) and section 10 ”.

9SIn section 25(5), for “section eight of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949” substitute “ section 15 of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 ”.

10SIn section 25(10), in the definition of “agricultural holding”, “fixed equipment” and “landlord”, for “the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act, 1949” substitute “ the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 ”.

Coal Mining (Subsidence) Act 1957 (c.59)E+W+S

11E+W+SIn section 10(1)(a), for “Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949” substitute “ Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 ”.

Opencast Coal Act 1958 (c.69)E+W+S

12E+W+SIn section 14A—

(a)in subsection (3), for the words “Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949 in this Act referred to as the Scottish Act of 1949” substitute “ the Scottish Act of 1991 ”;

(b)in subsection (4), for “the Scottish Act of 1949” substitute “ the Scottish Act of 1991 ”;

(c)in subsection (5), for “the Scottish Act of 1949” substitute “ the Scottish Act of 1991 ”;

(d)in subsection (6)—

(i)for “section 25(2) of the Scottish Act of 1949” substitute “ section 22(2) of the Scottish Act of 1991 ”; and

(ii)for “(c)” substitute “ (b) ”;

(e)in subsection (7), for the words from “For the purposes” to “paragraph (e) of subsection (1)” substitute “ The condition specified in section 24(1)(e) of the Scottish Act of 1991 (consent of Land Court to notice to quit where land to be used for purposes other than agriculture) ”;

(f)in subsection (8), for “section 7 of the Scottish Act of 1949” substitute “ section 13 of the Scottish Act of 1991 ”;

(g)in subsection (9), for “section 8 of the Scottish Act of 1949” substitute “ section 15 of the Scottish Act of 1991 ”.

13E+W+SFor section 24(10) substitute—

(10)In the application of this section to Scotland, for references—

(a)to the Act of 1986 and to sections 70 and 83(4) of that Act there shall be substituted respectively references to the Scottish Act of 1991 and to sections 44 and 62(3) of that Act;

(b)to subsections (1), (2) and (3) of section 69 of the Act of 1986 there shall be substituted respectively references to sections 34(5) and 35(4) and (5) of the Scottish Act of 1991 (as they apply to new improvements);

(c)to Parts I and II of Schedule 7 to the Act of 1986 and to the first day of March 1948 there shall be substituted respectively references to Parts I and II of Schedule 5 to the Scottish Act of 1991 and to the first day of November 1948; and

(d)to sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) of paragraph 5 of Part I of Schedule 9 to the 1986 Act there shall be substituted respectively references to sections 34(5) and 35(4) of the Scottish Act of 1991 (as they apply to old improvements)..

14E+W+SFor section 25(3) substitute—

(3)In the application of this section to Scotland, for paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) above there shall be substituted the words “under section 45 of the Scottish Act of 1991 (which relates to compensation for deterioration of a holding or part thereof for which a tenant is responsible).”.

15E+W+SIn section 26(6) after “Scotland” insert “ (a) ” and for the words from “in subsection (3)” to the end substitute—

(b)in subsection (3) of this section for the reference to the Act of 1986 there shall be substituted a reference to the Scottish Act of 1991; and

(c)in subsection (5) of this section there shall be substituted—

(i)for the reference to section 91 of the Act of 1986 a reference to section 73 of the Scottish Act of 1991;

(ii)for the reference to Schedule 8 to the Act of 1986 a reference to Part III of Schedule 5 to the Scottish Act of 1991;

(iii)for the reference to Parts I, II and III of the Fourth Schedule to this Act a reference to Parts IV and V of that Schedule..

16E+W+SIn section 27(4), for “section fourteen of the Scottish Act of 1949” substitute “ section 18 of the Scottish Act of 1991 ”.

17E+W+SIn section 28(6)—

(a)for “to section sixty-five of the Scottish Act of 1949 and to paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of that section” substitute “ section 40 of the Scottish Act of 1991 and to subsection (4)(a) of that section ”;

(b)for “to subsection (1) of section sixty-six of the Scottish Act of 1949 and to section 14 of that Act” substitute “ to section 41(1) and to section 18 of the Scottish Act of 1991 ”;

(c)for “to section seventy-nine of the Scottish Act of 1949 and to the Fourth Schedule to that Act” substitute “ to section 73 of the Scottish Act of 1991 and to Schedule 6 thereto ”.

18E+W+SIn section 52(2)—

(a)in the definition of “agricultural holding”, for “1949” substitute “ 1991 ”;

(b)for the definition of “the Scottish Act of 1949” substitute the Scottish Act of 1991” means the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991; ”.

19E+W+SIn section 52(5)(a)—

(a)for “the Scottish Act of 1949” where it first occurs substitute “ the Scottish Act of 1991 ”; and

(b)for “sections fifty-seven and fifty-eight of the Scottish Act of 1949” substitute “ section 45 of the Scottish Act of 1991 ”.

20E+W+SIn Schedule 6, paragraph 31, for “section 2(1) of the Scottish Act of 1949” substitute “ section 2 of the Scottish Act of 1991 ”.

21E+W+SFor Schedule 7, paragraph 25(a) substitute—

(a)for references—

(i)to the Act of 1986 and to sections 12, 13, 23 and 84 of that Act there shall be substituted respectively references to the Scottish Act of 1991 and to sections 13, 15, 10 and 61 of that Act;

(ii)to section 10 of the Act of 1986 and to subsections (3) and (4) of that section there shall be substituted respectively references to section 18 of the Scottish Act of 1991 and to subsections (2) and (3) of that section; and

(iii)to subsection (3) of section 79 of the Act of 1986 there shall be substituted references to section 40(4)(a) of the Scottish Act of 1991..

Horticulture Act 1960 (c. 22)S

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Textual Amendments

F20Sch. 11 para. 22 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50 s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt.II.

Crofters (Scotland) Act 1961 (c. 58)S

23SIn section 13(1), for “the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949” substitute “ the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 ”.

Succession (Scotland) Act 1964 (c. 41)S

24SI.n section 16—

(a)in subsections (2)(c) and (3)(b)(i), for “section 20 of the Act of 1949” substitute “ section 11 of the 1991 Act ”;

(b)in subsection (6)(b), for “section 27(2) of the Act of 1949” substitute “ section 23(2) and (3) of the 1991 Act ” and for “section 25(2)(f)” substitute “ section 22(2)(e) ”;

(c)in subsection (8), for “subsections (2) to (7) of section 20 of the Act of 1949” substitute “ section 11(2) to (8) of the 1991 Act ”;

(d)in subsection 9—

(i)in the definition of “agricultural lease”, for “the Act of 1949” substitute “ the 1991 Act ”;

(ii)for the definition of “the Act of 1949” substitute the 1991 Act” means the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991; ”.

25SIn section 29(2), for “section 20 of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949” substitute “ section 11 of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 ”.

Agriculture Act 1967 (c. 22)S

26SIn section 26(1), for “the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949” substitute “ the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 ”.

27SIn section 27(5B), for “the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949” substitute “ the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 ”.

28E+W+SIn section 28(1)(a), for “section 35 of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949” substitute “ section 43 of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 ”.

29SIn section 29—

(a)in subsection (3)(a), for “section 35 of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949” substitute “ section 43 of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 ”; and

(b)in subsection (4), for “section 25(1) of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949” substitute “ section 22(1) of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 ”.

30E+W+SIn section 48(2)(a), for “section 35 of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949” substitute “ section 43 of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 ”.

31SIn Schedule 3, paragraph 7(5)—

(a)for “sections 75 and 77 of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949” substitute “ sections 61 and 64 of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 ”; and

(b)for “sections 78 and 87(2)” substitute “ sections 60(2) and 80(2) ”.

Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970 (c. 35)S

32SIn Schedule 1 in paragraph 5(a), for “Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949” substitute “ Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 ”.

Land Compensation (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 56)S

33SIn section 31(3)(c) for “Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949” substitute “ Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 ”.

34SIn section 44—

(a)in subsection (2)(a)(i) for “section 25(2)(c) of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949” substitute “ section 22(2)(b) of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 ”;

(b)in subsection (2)(a)(ii)—

(i)for “section 26(1)(e)” substitute “ section 24(1)(e) ”; and

(ii)for “section 25(2)(c)” substitute “ section 22(2)(b) ”;

(c)in subsection (3)(a) for “sections 25(2)(c) and 26(1)(e)” substitute “ sections 22(2)(b) and 24(1)(e) ”;

(d)in subsection (4), for “section 12 of the Agricultural (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968” substitute “ section 56 of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 ”.

35SIn section 52—

(a)in subsection (3)(d) for “Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949” substitute “ Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 ”; and

(b)in subsection (4) for “section 59(1) of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949” substitute “ section 47(1) of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 ” and for “the said section 59(1)” substitute “ the said section 47(1) ”.

36SIn section 55—

(a)for subsection (1)(b) substitute—

(b)either—

(i)section 22(1) of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 does not apply by virtue of subsection (2)(b) of that section; or

(ii)the Scottish Land Court have consented to the notice on the ground set out in section 24(1)(e) of that Act.;

(b)in subsection (2)(a), for “section 12 of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968” substitute “ section 56 of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 ”;

(c)in subsection (2)(b) for “Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949” substitute “ Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 ”, and for “sections 9 and 15(3) of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968” substitute “ sections 54 and 58(1) and (2) of that Act ”;

(d)in subsection (6) for “section 33 of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949” substitute “ section 30 of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 ”.

37SIn section 80(1), in the definitions of “agricultural holding” and “holding” for “Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949” substitute “ Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 ”.

Land Tenure Reform (Scotland) Act 1974 (c. 38)S

38SIn section 8(5)(a), for “Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949” substitute “ Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 ”.

Control of Pollution Act 1974 (c. 40)S

39SIn section 31B(2)(a), for the words “an absolute owner (within the meaning of section 93 of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949)” substitute “ the owner of the dominium utile ”.

Matrimonial Homes (Family Protection)(Scotland) Act 1981 (c.59)S

40SIn section 13(8), in the definition of “agricultural holding”, for “Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949” substitute “ Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 ”.

Rent (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 58)S

41SFor section 25(1)(iii) substitute—

(iii)the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991.

Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 73)S

42SIn section 7(2), in the definition of “agricultural holding”, for “section 1 of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949” substitute “ the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 ”.

Agriculture Act 1986 (c.49)E+W+S

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45E+W+SIn section 18(6) for the words from “the absolute owner” to “1949” substitute “ the owner of the dominium utile ”.

46E+W+SIn section 19(4) for “the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1955” substitute “ the 1955 Act ”.

47E+W+SAfter section 23 insert—

23AIn this Act—

  • the 1886 Act” means the Crofters Holdings (Scotland) Act 1886;

  • the 1911 Act” means the Small Landholders (Scotland) Act 1911;

  • the 1955 Act” means the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1955; and

  • the 1991 Act” means the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991.

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Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26)S

F2454S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F24Sch. 11 para. 54 repealed (1.4.2010) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 1), s. 195(3), Sch. 7 (with s. 193); S.S.I. 2009/122, art. 3

55SIn section 338(1), in the definition of “agricultural holding”, for “Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949” substitute “ Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 ”.

56SIn Schedule 8, Part IV, paragraph 13—

(a)in sub-paragraph (1)—

(i)for “Section 8 of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949” substitute “ Section 15 of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 ”;

(ii)for “the said section 8” substitute “ the said section 15 ”;

(b)in sub-paragraph (2)—

(i)for “paragraph 18 of Schedule 1 to the said Act of 1949” substitute “ paragraph 18 of Schedule 5 to the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 ”;

(ii)for “section 79” substitute “ section 73 ”;

(iii)for “the said Schedule 1” substitute “ the said Schedule 5 ”;

(iv)for “sections 51 and 52” substitute “ sections 38 and 39 ”;

(v)for “section 49 of the said Act of 1949” substitute “ section 36 of that Act ”.

Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 (c. 43)S

57SIn Schedule 4 in paragraph 6(a), for “Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949” substitute “ Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 ”.

Section 87.

SCHEDULE 12S TRANSITIONALS AND SAVINGS

Continuation of savingsS

1SThe repeal by this Act of an enactment which repealed a previous enactment subject to a saving shall not affect the continued operation of that saving.

Construction of references to old and new lawS

2(1)Where an enactment contained in this Act repeals and re-enacts an earlier enactment—S

(a)for the purpose of giving effect to any instrument or other document it shall be competent, so far as the context permits, to construe a reference to either enactment as a reference to the other;

(b)anything done or required to be done for the purposes of either enactment may, so far as the context permits, be treated as having been done or as something required to be done for the purposes of the other.

(2)In this paragraph, a reference to an enactment reenacted in this Act includes a reference to any such enactment repealed by the Agricultural Holdings Act 1923, the 1949 Act or the Agricultural Holdings (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1983.

Savings for specific enactmentsS

3SNothing in this Act shall affect any provision of the M5Allotments (Scotland) Act 1922.

Marginal Citations

4SSection 21 of the M6Reserve and Auxilary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951 (as read with section 24 of that Act) shall continue to have effect—

(a)in subsections (2) and (3) with the substitution for references to the Secretary of State of references to the Land Court; and

(b)with the reference in subsection (6) to section 27 of the 1949 Act being construed as a reference to that section as originally enacted.

Marginal Citations

CompensationS

5SNotwithstanding section 16 of the M7Interpretation Act 1978, rights to compensation conferred by this Act shall be in lieu of rights to compensation conferred by any enactment repealed by this Act.

Marginal Citations

Section 88.

SCHEDULE 13S Repeals and Revocations

Part IS Repeals

ChapterShort titleExtent of repeal
1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6. c. 34.Sheep Stocks Valuation (Scotland) Act 1937.The whole Act.
9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 73.Hill Farming Act 1946.Sections 28 to 31.Second Schedule.
11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 45.Agriculture (Scotland) Act 1948.Section 52.In section 54, the definitions of “deer”occupier of an agricultural holding and “woodlands”.
12, 13 and 14 Geo. 6. c. 75.Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949.The whole Act.
14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 18.Livestock Rearing Act 1951.In section 1(2)(b) the words “in paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section 8 of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949”.
14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 65.Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951.In section 24(b), the words from “for references” to “twenty-seven thereof”.
6 & 7 Eliz. 2 c. 71.Agriculture Act 1958.Section 3.Schedule 1.
1963 c. 11.Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1963.Section 21
1964 c. 41.Succession (Scotland) Act 1964.In Schedule 2, paragraphs 19 to 23.
1968 c. 34.Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968.Part II.Schedules 4 and 5.
1973 c. 65.Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.Section 228(5).
1976 c. 21.Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 1976.Schedule 2, para. 25.
1976 c. 55.Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976.Section 13 and 14.
1980 c. 45.Water (Scotland) Act 1980.In Schedule 10, Part II, the entry relating to the 1949 Act.
1983 c. 46.Agricultural Holdings (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1983.The whole Act.
1985 c. 73.Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985.Section 32.
1986 c. 5.Agricultural Holdings Act 1986.In schedule 14, paras. 25(8), 26(11) and 33(8).
1986 c. 49.Agriculture Act 1986.In Schedule 2, para. 1, the definitions of “the 1886 Act”, “the 1911 Act”, “the 1949 Act” and “the 1955 Act”.

Part IIS

Revocations of Subordinate Legislation
NumberCitationExtent of revocation
SI 1950/1553.The Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Regulations 1950.The whole Instrument.
SI 1978/798.The Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949 (Variation of First Schedule) Order 1978.The whole Order.
SI 1986/1823.The Hill Farming Act 1946 (Variation of Second Schedule) (Scotland) Order 1986.The whole Order.

Table of DerivationsS

Note: The following abbreviations are used in this Table—

1937= The Sheep Stocks Valuation (Scotland) Act 1937 (1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6.c. 34).
1946= The Hill Farming Act 1946 (9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 73).
1948= The Agriculture (Scotland) Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 45).
1949= The Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 75).
1958= The Agriculture Act 1958 (c. 71).
1963= The Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1963 (c. 11)
1964= The Succession (Scotland) Act 1964 (c. 41).
1968= The Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968 (c. 34).
1973= The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65).
1976= The Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 (c. 55).
1983= The Agriculture Holdings (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1983 (c. 46).
1986= The Agriculture Holdings Act 1986 (c. 5).
S.I. 1950/1553= The Agriculture Holdings (Scotland) Regulations 1950 (S.I. 1950/1553).
S.I. 1978/798= The Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949 (Variation of First Schedule) Order 1978 (c.I. 1978/798).
S.I. 1986/1823= The Hill Farming Act 1946 (Variation of Second Schedule) (Scotland) Order 1986.
Provision of ActDerivation
11949 s.1; 1958 s.9(1).
21949 s.2.
31949 s.3; 1949 s.24(1).
41949 s.4, s.6(4).
51949 s.5.
61949 s.23.
71949 s.12; 1958 Sch. 1 Pt.II para. 33.
81949 s.17.
91949 s.9; 1958 Sch. 1 Pt.II para. 32.
101949 s.18.
111949 s.20; 1964 s.34(1), Sch. 2 paras. 19, 20 and 21.
121949 s.21; 1964 s.34(1), Sch. 2 para. 22.
131949 s.7; 1983 s.2.
141949 s.6(3).
151949 s.8.
161949 s.10.
171949 s.13.
181949 s.14.
191949 s.22.
201949 s.19.
211949 s.24; 1958 Sch. 1 Pt. II para. 34.
221949 s.25; 1958 s.3(1), (3), Sch. 1 Pt. II para. 35.
231949 s.27; 1958 Sch. 1 Pt. II, para. 37.
241949 s.26; 1958 s.3(2), (3), Sch. 1 Pt. II para 36; 1983 s.4(1).
251949 s.26A; 1983 s.3, s.4(2).
261949 s.28; 1958 Sch. 1 Pt. II para. 38; 1989 (c.15) Sch. 25 para. 12.
271949 s.30; 1958 Sch. 1 Pt. II para. 40.
281949 s.31.
291949 s.32.
301949 s.33.
311949 s.34.
321976 s.14.
331949 s.36; s.47.
341949 s.37, s.41, s.42, s.43, s.44(4), s.45, s.48, s.53, s.54.
351949 s.11, s.46, s.55.
361949 s.38, s.43, s.44(1), s.49, s.53.
371949 s.39, s.50.
381949 s.40, s.51.
391949 s.52; 1958 Sch.1 Pt. II para. 41.
401949 s.65.
411949 s.66; 1958 Sch.1 Pt II para. 43.
421949 s.67.
431949 s.35.
441949 s.56.
451949 s.57, s.58.
461949 s.6(1), (2); s.57(3); S.I. 1950/1553.
471949 s.59.
481949 s.16.
491949 s.60.
501949 s.61.
511949 s.63; 1958 Sch. 1 Pt. II para. 42; S.I. 1977/2007.
521949 s.15; S.I. 1977/2007.
531949 s.64.
541968 s.9, s.16, Sch. 5, para. 1.
551968 s.11.
561968 s.12, s.16.
571968 s.14; 1972 (c.52) Sch. 21, Pt. II.
581968 s.15, s.16, Sch 5, para. 5.
591968 s.16, s.17.
601949 s.74, s.78.
611949 s.68, s.75; 1973 s.228(5); 1983 s.5(1).
621949 s.68.
631949 s.76; 1971 c.58 s.4.
641949 s.77, s.87(2); 1968 s.17(3).
651949 s.69.
661976 s.13.
671949 s.91; 1971 c. 58 s.4.
681937 s.1; 1946 s.28; 1985 c.73 s.32; SI 1986/1823.
691937 s.2.
701937 s.3; 1946 s.29; SI 1986/1823.
711946 s.30.
721937 s.4.
731949 s.79.
741949 s.80.
751949 s.70, s.82; 1980 (c.45) Sch. 10.
761949 s.83.
771949 s.84.
781949 s.85.
791949 s.86; 1968 s.17(3).
801949 s.87(1).
811949 s.88.
821949 s.89; 1975 c.21 s.289; 1977 c.45 s.31.
831949 s.73; 1976 s.14(6); 1976 (c.21) Sch. 2 para. 25.
841949 s.90; 1985 c.6. s.725(1).
851949 s.93.
861949 s.95.
871949 s.99(2).
881949 s. 97.
891949 s. 101.
Schedule 11949 Sch. 5.
Schedule 21983 Sch. 1.
Schedule 31949 Sch. 2.
Schedule 41949 Sch. 3.
Schedule 51949 Sch. 1; S.I. 1978/798.
Schedule 61949 Sch. 4.
Schedule 71949 Sch. 6; 1983 s.5(2).
Schedule 81968 Sch. 4, Sch 5, para 6, para 7.
Schedule 91946 Sch. 2; 1963 s.21.
Schedule 101946 Sch. 2; 1963; s.21.

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