Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995

1. Introductory Text

2. Part I General Provisions

   1. Farm business tenancies

      1. 1. Meaning of “farm business tenancy”.

      2. 2. Tenancies which cannot be farm business tenancies.

      3. 3. Compliance with notice conditions in cases of surrender and re-grant.

   2. Exclusion of Agricultural Holdings Act 1986

      1. 4. Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 not to apply in relation to new tenancies except in special cases.

   3. Termination of the tenancy

      1. 5. Tenancies for more than two years to continue from year to year unless terminated by notice.

      2. 6. Length of notice to quit.

      3. 7. Notice required for exercise of option to terminate tenancy or resume possession of part.

   4. Tenant’s right to remove fixtures and buildings

      1. 8. Tenant’s right to remove fixtures and buildings.

3. Part II Rent Review Under Farm Business Tenancy

   1. 9. Application of Part II.

   2. 10. Notice requiring statutory rent review.

   3. 11. Review date where new tenancy of severed part of reversion.

   4. 12. Appointment of arbitrator.

   5. 13. Amount of rent.

   6. 14. Interpretation of Part II.

4. Part III Compensation on Termination of Farm Business Tenancy

   1. Tenant’s entitlement to compensation

      1. 15. Meaning of “tenant’s improvement”.

      2. 16. Tenant’s right to compensation for tenant’s improvement.

   2. Conditions of eligibility

      1. 17. Consent of landlord as condition of compensation for tenant’s improvement.

      2. 18. Conditions in relation to compensation for planning permission.

      3. 19. Reference to arbitration of refusal or failure to give consent or of condition attached to consent.

   3. Amount of compensation

      1. 20. Amount of compensation for tenant’s improvement not consisting of planning permission.

      2. 21. Amount of compensation for planning permission.

      3. 22. Settlement of claims for compensation.

   4. Supplementary provisions with respect to compensation

      1. 23. Successive tenancies.

      2. 24. Resumption of possession of part of holding.

      3. 25. Compensation where reversionary estate in holding is severed.

      4. 26. Extent to which compensation recoverable under agreements.

      5. 27. Interpretation of Part III.

5. Part IV Miscellaneous and Supplemental

   1. Resolution of disputes

      1. 28. Resolution of disputes.

      2. 29. Cases where right to refer claim to arbitration under section 28 does not apply.

      3. 30. General provisions applying to arbitrations under Act.

   2. Miscellaneous

      1. 31. Mortgages of agricultural land.

      2. 32. Power of limited owners to give consents etc.

      3. 33. Power to apply and raise capital money.

      4. 34. Estimation of best rent for purposes of Acts and other instruments.

      5. 35. Preparation of documents etc. by valuers and surveyors.

   3. Supplemental

      1. 36. Service of notices.

      2. 37. Crown land.

      3. 38. Interpretation.

      4. 39. Index of defined expressions.

      5. 40. Consequential amendments.

      6. 41. Short title, commencement and extent.

6. 1. SCHEDULE

      Consequential amendments.