53 Extent to which compensation recoverable under agreements.S
(1)Unless this Act makes express provision to the contrary, where provision is made in this Act for compensation to be paid to a landlord or tenant—
(a)he shall be so entitled notwithstanding any agreement, and
(b)he shall not be entitled to compensation except under that provision.
(2)Where the landlord and the tenant of an agricultural holding enter into an agreement in writing for such a variation of the terms of the lease as could be made by direction under section 9 of this Act, the agreement may provide for the exclusion of compensation in the same manner as under section 51(1) of this Act.
(3)A claim for compensation by a landlord or tenant of an agricultural holding in a case for which this Act does not provide for compensation shall not be enforceable except under an agreement in writing.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 53 excluded (13.6.2017) by Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 18), ss. 117(2), 130(1) (with s. 128); S.S.I. 2017/20, reg. 2, sch.