1978 No. 809

LANDLORD AND TENANTAGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS

The Agriculture (Calculation of Value for Compensation) Regulations 1978

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into Operation

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in relation to England, with the advice of the committee appointed by him under the provisions of section 79 of the Agricultural Holdings Act 1948, and the Secretary of State for Wales, in relation to Wales, with the advice of the committee appointed by him under the provisions of the said section 79 as read with Article 2(1) of the Transfer of Functions (Wales) (No. 1) Order 1978, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 51(1) of the Agricultural Holdings Act 1948, and now vested in them1, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following regulations:—

Citation and commencement1

These regulations may be cited as the Agriculture (Calculation of Value for Compensation) Regulations 1978, and shall come into operation on 1st July 1978.

Interpretation2

1

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,—

  • the Act” means the Agricultural Holdings Act 1948;

  • roots” means the produce of any root crop of a kind normally grown for consumption on the holding;

  • tenant” means the outgoing tenant;

  • year” means a period of twelve consecutive calendar months.

2

The Interpretation Act 1889 applies for the interpretation of these regulations as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament and as if these regulations and the regulations hereby revoked were Acts of Parliament.

3

Any reference in these regulations to any enactment shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended, varied or extended under that enactment or by or under any other enactment.

Compensation for improvements and other matters3

Subject to subsections (2) and (3) of section 51 of the Act and to regulation 4 below, the compensation for any improvement or other matter specified in a numbered paragraph of the Fourth Schedule to the Act shall, where the tenancy of the tenant claiming such compensation terminates on or after the coming into operation of these regulations, be calculated in accordance with the paragraph so numbered in Schedule 1 to these regulations.

Reduction of compensation4

1

Where any work in relation to an improvement or other matter has not been carried out in the most efficient and economical manner practicable in the circumstances, or any improvement or other matter has been adversely affected by—

a

any breach by the tenant of the rules of good husbandry, or

b

any other act or omission of the tenant, whether intentional or negligent,

and the compensation for that improvement or other matter calculated pursuant to regulation 3 above exceeds the actual value to an incoming tenant, the compensation shall be reduced so as not to exceed such actual value, but no reduction shall be made for any adverse effects of seasonal conditions which the tenant could not reasonably have been expected to guard against or mitigate.

2

Where—

a

any hay, fodder crops, straw, roots, manure or compost are destroyed by fire or otherwise or, after the giving of a notice to quit by the tenant or the landlord and without the landlord's written consent, are sold by the tenant or removed by him from the holding, and

b

but for the destruction, sale or removal, compensation would have been payable to the tenant under paragraph 8 of the Fourth Schedule to the Act in respect of the produce destroyed, sold or removed,

the compensation which would otherwise be payable to the tenant under these regulations shall be reduced by an amount equal to the reasonable cost to an incoming tenant of replacing on the holding produce similar in all respects to that which has been destroyed, sold or removed, less the value of the replaced produce itself, calculated under these regulations as if it had been on the holding when the tenant quitted at the termination of the tenancy.

3

Paragraphs 8 to 10 of Part II of Schedule 1 to these regulations do not apply to crops or produce grown, seeds sown, cultivations, fallows or acts of husbandry performed or pasture laid down in contravention of the terms of a written contract of tenancy unless either—

a

the tenant shows that the terms contravened were inconsistent with the fulfilment of the tenant's responsibilities to farm the holding in accordance with the rules of good husbandry, or

b

the contravention was reasonably necessary in consequence of the giving of a direction by the Minister under the Agriculture Act 1947 or by the Secretary of State for Wales under that Act as read with the Transfer of Functions (Wales) (No. 1) Order 1978.

Revocations5

The instruments mentioned in Schedule 2 to these regulations are hereby revoked, but without prejudice to their application in relation to tenancies terminating before the coming into operation of these regulations.

In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 23rd May, 1978.

John SilkinMinister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
T. Alec JonesParliamentary Under Secretary of State for Wales

SCHEDULE 1

Regulation 3

PART I

1Mole drainage and works carried out to secure the efficient functioning thereof

1

a

Where the moles discharge into a piped main drain, the value shall (subject to sub-paragraph (2) below) be the reasonable cost of the work less one-sixth for each year since the work was completed;

b

Where the moles discharge direct into an open ditch (whether the outfalls are piped or not), the value shall (subject to sub-paragraph (2) below) be the reasonable cost of the work less one-third for each year since the work was completed.

2

If the value of any work, calculated in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) above, exceeds the actual value to an incoming tenant, in any case where—

a

plans on a suitable scale, made at the time when the work was done, and showing the position of all moles, mains and outfalls, are not made available to the landlord; or

b

moles were not drawn at a proper depth, having regard to the nature of the soil and subsoil; or

c

any ditches into which the outfalls discharge have not been maintained clean, free from obstruction and at a proper depth since the work was done; or

d

deep cultivation or other work interfering with the efficient functioning of the drains has been done on the land since the drainage work was completed; or

e

the land is not of consistently suitable slope or soil texture for mole drainage to be effective; or

f

the drainage scheme was not a proper one, having regard to all the conditions, or was not efficiently carried out; or

g

for any other reason, the drainage system does not function efficiently,

the value so calculated shall be reduced so as not to exceed such actual value.

2Protection of fruit trees against animals

The value shall be the reasonable cost of the protection, whether around each tree or around the perimeter of the orchard or both, reduced where necessary according to—

a

the existing condition of the protection;

b

the existing condition of the fruit trees;

c

the further period for which protection is likely to be necessary.

3

4Clay burning

The value shall be the reasonable cost of the work, less one-quarter for each growing season since the work was completed.

5Liming (including chalking) of land

1

Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) below, the value shall be the reasonable cost of the lime applied to the land (including the cost of delivery and application) reduced by such amount as represents the value of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) or its equivalent calcium oxide (CaO) lost due to excess winter rainfall, such loss being estimated, by reference to mean annual excess winter rainfall and the rate of application of nitrogenous fertiliser to the land subsequent to the application of lime, in accordance with Table 1.

TABLE 1Estimated annual loss of Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) and its equivalent Calcium oxide (CaO) due to excess winter rainfall and nitrogenous fertiliser application

Rate of application of nitrogenous fertiliser Kilogrammes per hectare annually

Up to 60

61 to 120

121 to 240

Over 240

Mean annual excess winter rainfall

Rate of application of lime (ground limestone or equivalent)

Annual lossKg/ha

Annual lossKg/ha

Annual lossKg/ha

Annual lossKg/ha

mm

tonnes per hectare

CaCO3

CaO

CaCO3

CaO

CaCO3

CaO

CaCO3

CaO

Up to 7.4

240

140

390

210

600

340

900

500

Up to 250

7.5 to 12.4

300

180

450

250

680

380

970

540

12.5 and over

400

230

550

300

770

430

1,070

600

Up to 7.4

490

280

640

360

870

490

1,170

650

260 to 500

7.5 to 12.4

680

380

820

460

1,040

590

1,340

750

12.5 and over

920

510

1,070

590

1,280

720

1,580

890

Up to 7.4

890

500

1,040

580

1,260

700

1,560

880

Over 500

7.5 to 12.4

1,230

690

1,370

770

1,590

890

1,900

1,050

12.5 and over

1,710

930

1,850

1,040

2,070

1,150

2,370

1,330

2

For the purpose of sub-paragraph (1) above, the cost shall not be regarded as reasonable if it exceeds the estimated cost (including the cost of delivery and application) of the equivalent in ground limestone or chalk, whichever is the cheaper, of an application of 7.5 tonnes per hectare of calcium oxide unless a heavier dressing or alternative material was applied following and in accordance with scientific advice relating to the condition of the soil.

3

a

Where the soil characteristics and high excess winter rainfall taken together are such as to be major causes of rapid leaching of calcium from the soil, the value shall be nil at the end of four years after application of the lime; and

b

in every other case, the value shall be nil at the end of eight years after application of the lime.

4

In this paragraph and Table 1—

a

the expression “limeincludes chalk;

b

excess winter rainfall” means the amount of rain falling between the date in autumn when the soil reaches field capacity and the end of March in the following year, less the amount of the evapotranspiration from the soil during that period, as is indicated by the data on such rainfall, including data of mean annual excess winter rainfall, in relation to different areas of England and Wales produced from time to time by the Meteorological Office.

6Application to land of purchased manure and fertiliser, whether organic or inorganic

APurchased fertilisers containing nitrogen, phosphate or potash

I

Fertilisers other than bulky organic manures:

1

Where no crop has been taken from the land since the fertiliser was applied, the value shall be the reasonable cost of the fertiliser as applied to the land (including the cost of delivery and application).

2

Where one crop or more has been taken from the land since the fertiliser was applied, the value shall be,—

a

for nitrogen contained in the fertiliser, nil;

b

subject as provided below, for each Unit of phosphoric acid (as P2O5) contained in the fertiliser, the amount calculated in accordance with Table 2 below:

Provided that—

i

where a phosphatic fertiliser contains less than one-tenth of its total phosphoric acid content in an insoluble form, as indicated by the solubility test appropriate to that fertiliser, its total phosphoric acid content shall be treated as soluble;

ii

where a phosphatic fertiliser other than a fertiliser specified and applied as described in items 2(a), 2(b)(i) or 3(a) in Table 2 contains more than one-tenth of its total phosphoric acid content in an insoluble form, the value shall be restricted to and determined only for each Unit of phosphoric acid in soluble form in that fertiliser;

iii

for the purpose of this sub-paragraph, permanent grassland shall be taken to mean grassland which at the termination of the tenancy has been established for five or more years;

iv

in the case of land situated in an area in which rapid fixation of phosphate occurs, the foregoing provisions of this sub-paragraph shall not apply and the value for each Unit of phosphoric acid contained in fertiliser applied to that land shall be the residual value (if any) determined in accordance with scientific evidence and by reference to the reasonable cost of the fertiliser as applied to the land (including the cost of delivery and application);

c

for each Unit of potash (K2O) contained in the fertiliser, the amount calculated in accordance with Table 3 below:

Provided that—

i

where a vegetable crop has been produced from the land following the application of the fertiliser and the majority of the stem and leaf was removed, the value shall be nil, but where the said majority was left on the land, the value shall be calculated in accordance with item 1 in Table 3, and where an intermediate proportion of stem and leaf was removed, the value shall be calculated in accordance with such proportion;

ii

in the case of land comprised in holdings which are entirely or mainly horticultural holdings, the value shall be calculated in accordance with item 1 in Table 3.

3

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) above, a Unit of nutrient (phosphoric acid (as P2O5) or, as the case may be, potash (K2O)) is the amount of nutrient contained in one per cent of a tonne of fertiliser calculated on the basis of the percentage content of the nutrient in the fertiliser as stated in the relevant statutory statement given in relation to the fertiliser under section 68 of the Agriculture Act 1970.

TABLE 2Unit Value of Phosphoric acid (as P2O5) in one per cent of a tonne of fertiliser

After

Nature of fertiliser

ONE

TWO

THREE

growing seasons

p

p

p

1. Organic forms and inorganic forms (including basic slag) but excluding rock phosphates and calcined calcium aluminium phosphate

142

71

35

2. `Soft' ground rock phosphates2 applied in—

(a) areas with a mean excess winter rainfall3 of 450mm or more

142

71

35

(b) areas with a mean excess winter rainfall4 of less than 450mm

(i) Permanent grassland

142

71

35

(ii) Other crops

nil

nil

nil

3. Other ground rock phosphates applied in—

(a) areas with a mean excess winter rainfall5 of 450mm or more

35

35

35

(b) areas with a mean excess winter rainfall6 of less than 450mm

nil

nil

nil

4. Calcined calcium aluminium phosphate

The value, if any, shall be such as may be determined in accordance with scientific evidence

II

Bulky organic manures brought on to the holding:

Subject to sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) below, the values of bulky organic manures brought on and applied to the holding shall be in accordance with the provisions of sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) below:—

1

Farmyard manure:

a

Where no payment was made for the manure and—

i

no crop has been taken from the land since the manure was applied, the value shall be the cost of delivery and application;

ii

one crop or more has been taken from the land since the manure was applied, the value shall be, after the first growing season, one-half,

TABLE 3Unit Value of Potash (K2O) in one per cent of a tonne of fertiliser

After

Type of crops to which fertiliser applied

ONE

TWO

THREE

growing seasons

p

p

p

1. Applied to arable crops (except forage crops) and all root crops where tops are left on the land, except potatoes (see also 4 below)

66

33

nil

2. Applied to leys, permanent grassland or forage crops which are grazed or the product cut and fed on the holding

66

33

nil

3. Applied to leys and permanent grassland the product of which is cut and removed from the holding

nil

nil

nil

4. Applied to roots (including potatoes) and forage crops which are removed from the holding

nil

nil

nil

and after the second growing season, one-quarter, of the cost of delivery and application, and thereafter, nil;

b

Where payment was made for the manure and—

i

no crop has been taken from the land since the manure was applied, the value shall be the cost of the manure as applied to the land (including the cost of delivery and application);

ii

one crop or more has been taken from the land since the manure was applied, the value shall be, after the first growing season, one-half, and after the second growing season, one-quarter, of the said cost, and thereafter, nil:

Provided that the value of any type of manure specified in Table 4 below shall not exceed the value specified in relation to that type in the appropriate circumstances set out in that Table.

TABLE 4Value per tonne of purchased farmyard manure

Type of manure

No crop off

After one growing season

After two growing seasons

After three growing seasons

p

p

p

p

Cattle (FYM)

430

215

108

nil

Horse (stable manure)

490

245

123

nil

Pig (FYM)

475

238

119

nil

Poultry (deep litter)

980

490

245

nil

Poultry (broiler manure)

1,165

583

291

nil

2

Slurry:

Where manure is brought on and applied to the land in the form of slurry, the value shall be the reasonable cost of cartage (if any) and application.

3

No compensation shall be payable under sub-paragraph (1) or (2) above in respect of the excess (if any) of the rates of application set out in the second column below in relation to the type of bulky organic manure specified in the first column below:—

Bulky Organic Manure

(1)

(2)

Type applied

Application per hectare per annum

Cattle, horse or pig manure

50 tonnes

Deep litter poultry manure

18 tonnes

Broiler poultry manure

12.5 tonnes

4

No value shall be given to, and no compensation shall be payable in respect of, any purchased manure applied to land during the last year of the tenancy after the last crop was removed from that land unless such application was made at the written request, or with the written consent, of the landlord.

BMagnesium and copper

1

a

i

Subject to sub-paragraph (b) of this paragraph, where magnesium (in whatever chemical compound form) has been applied to land following and in accordance with scientific advice, the value of the magnesium so applied shall be taken to be the amount (if any) by which the net cost (including the cost of delivery and application) of the quantity of calcined magnesite required to provide the same quantity of magnesium as was actually applied (such net cost being calculated by reference to average prices and costs prevailing at the time of the purchase, delivery and application respectively, of the magnesium) exceeds the net cost (including, and calculated, as aforesaid) of the quantity of calcined magnesite which would provide 60 kilogrammes of magnesium per hectare.

ii

After the first, second and third growing seasons following application of the magnesium, the value calculated in accordance with sub-paragraph (a)(i) above shall be reduced to three-quarters, one-half and one-quarter, respectively, and to nil thereafter.

b

Sub-paragraph (a) above shall not apply to magnesium applied to land in the form of a magnesian fertiliser specified in Group 5 of Section A of Schedule 1 to the Fertilisers Regulations 1977.

2

a

Subject to sub-paragraph (b) below, where copper (in whatever chemical compound form) has been applied to land following and in accordance with scientific advice, the value of the copper so applied shall be taken to be the amount (if any) by which the net cost (including the cost of delivery and application) of the quantity of hydrated copper sulphate required to provide the same quantity of copper as was actually applied (such net cost being calculated by reference to average prices and costs prevailing at the time of the purchase, delivery and application, respectively, of the copper) exceeds the net cost (including, and calculated, as aforesaid) of the quantity of hydrated copper sulphate which would provide six kilogrammes of copper per hectare;

b

The value of copper applied calculated in accordance with sub-paragraph (a) above shall be reduced by one-eighth for each year following application of the copper.

7

Consumption on the holding of corn (whether produced on the holding or not) or of cake or other feeding stuffs not produced on the holding by horses, cattle, sheep, pigs or poultry

1

The values per tonne of feeding stuff consumed on the holding set out in Tables 5(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) and (j) below shall apply in all cases where feeding stuffs are fed to the animals and poultry specified in those Tables in buildings or open yards and the manure, whether farmyard manure or in the form of slurry, is stored under average conditions.

2

Where the conditions of storage of the manure are other than average, or where the feeding stuffs are fed directly on the land, the values set out in the said Tables 5(a)–(j) shall be adjusted in accordance with Table 6 below.

3

For the purpose of sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) above and the said Tables 5(a)–(j), the expression “closed slurry” means slurry stored under slats or in a covered container.

TABLE 5(aCattle, Calves and Sheep—Farmyard Manure

After one growing season

After two growing seasons

Feeding stuff

No crop off

of arable crops (except forage crops) or of leys, permanent grassland or forage crops grazed or the product cut and fed on the holding or of root crops the tops of which are left on the land

of leys, permanent grassland, roots or forage crops where the product is removed from the holding

of arable crops (except forage crops) or of leys, permanent grassland or forage crops grazed or the product cut and fed on the holding or of root crops the tops of which are left on the land

of leys, permanent grassland, roots or forage crops where the product is removed from the holding

p

p

p

p

p

1. Grass hay

355

177

61

89

31

2. Clover hay

432

216

90

108

45

3. Dried grass

482

241

101

121

51

4. Dried lucerne

494

247

107

123

53

5. Straw

126

63

30

31

15

6. Mangels

56

28

9

14

4

7. Swedes

42

21

9

11

4

8. Turnips

43

21

9

11

4

9. Potatoes

80

40

15

20

8

10. Sugar beet pulp (dried—molassed)

282

141

49

70

24

11. Sugar beet pulp (wet—double pressed 18% DM)

56

28

10

14

5

12. Brewers grains (wet)

75

37

37

19

19

13. Field beans

418

209

157

104

79

14. Field peas

318

159

117

80

59

15. Barley

206

103

75

51

37

16. Wheat

190

95

77

48

39

17. Oats

197

99

80

49

40

18. Maize

149

74

58

37

29

19. Rice meal

210

105

88

53

44

20. Middlings/Bran

414

207

161

103

80

21. Cassava (Manioc)

69

34

23

17

11

22. Hominy chop

279

139

105

70

53

23. Locust beans

132

66

37

33

18

24. Citrus pulp

156

78

47

39

23

25. Fish meal

1,477

738

683

369

341

26. Soya bean meal

620

310

211

155

105

27. Decorticated cotton cake

709

355

294

177

147

28. Undecorticated cotton cake

570

285

224

142

112

29. Linseed cake/meal

534

267

201

134

100

30. Palm kernel cake/meal

279

139

118

70

59

31. Coconut cake/meal

502

251

150

126

75

32. Decorticated groundnut cake

526

263

200

131

100

33. Rapeseed cake/meal

624

312

246

156

123

34. Meat meal

1,380

690

662

345

331

35. Meat and bone meal

1,752

876

805

438

403

36. Dried skimmed milk

597

299

214

149

107

37. Skimmed milk (liquid)

58

29

21

15

10

38. Liquid whey

27

13

7

7

4

39. Liquid urea

425

212

86

106

43

40. Urea

1,278

639

639

0

0

41. Compounded cake: for each 1% CP

20.7

10.3

8.2

5.2

4.1

TABLE 5(bCattle, Calves and Sheep—Farmyard Manure

After one growing season

After two growing seasons

Feeding stuff

No crop off

of arable crops (except forage crops) or of leys, permanent grassland or forage crops grazed or the product cut and fed on the holding or of root crops the tops of which are left on the land

of leys, permanent grassland, roots or forage crops where the product is removed from the holding

of arable crops (except forage crops) or of leys, permanent grassland or forage crops grazed or the product cut and fed on the holding or of root crops the tops of which are left on the land

of leys, permanent grassland, roots or forage crops where the product is removed from the holding

p

p

p

p

1. Grass hay

366

183

46

80

12

2. Clover hay

434

217

68

92

18

3. Dried grass

483

241

76

103

20

4. Dried lucerne

489

244

78

102

19

5. Straw

121

61

22

24

5

6. Mangels

59

30

7

14

3

7. Swedes

44

22

7

10

2

8. Turnips

43

22

7

9

2

9. Potatoes

82

41

11

18

3

10. Sugar beet pulp (dried—molassed)

282

141

32

59

4

11. Sugar beet pulp (wet—double pressed 18% DM)

57

28

6

12

1

12. Brewers grains (wet)

60

30

30

10

9

13. Field beans

369

185

123

68

37

14. Field peas

279

140

90

50

25

15. Barley

188

94

61

37

20

16. Wheat

170

85

64

33

22

17. Oats

173

86

64

32

21

18. Maize

132

66

46

25

15

19. Rice meal

187

94

73

36

26

20. Middlings/Bran

384

192

138

80

52

21. Cassava (Manioc)

65

33

19

14

7

22. Hominy chop

258

129

89

53

33

23. Locust beans

124

62

28

25

7

24. Citrus pulp

142

71

34

26

8

25. Fish meal

1,355

678

612

288

255

26. Soya bean meal

555

278

160

102

44

27. Decorticated cotton cake

632

316

244

122

86

28. Undecorticated cotton cake

525

262

191

107

71

29. Linseed cake/meal

479

240

161

91

52

30. Palm kernel cake/meal

242

121

96

44

32

31. Coconut cake/meal

484

242

122

101

41

32. Decorticated groundnut cake

445

223

148

74

37

33. Rapeseed cake/meal

557

278

200

106

67

34. Meat meal

1,275

638

605

278

261

35. Meat and bone meal

1,653

827

743

369

327

36. Dried skimmed milk

560

280

180

115

65

37. Skimmed milk (liquid)

54

27

17

11

6

38. Liquid whey

28

14

6

6

3

39. Liquid urea

405

203

53

78

3

40. Urea

752

376

376

0

0

41. Compounded cake: for each 1% CP

18.9

9.4

7.0

3.8

2.6

TABLE 5(cCattle, Calves and Sheep—Open Slurry

After one growing season

After two growing seasons

Feeding stuff

No crop off

of arable crops (except forage crops) or of leys, permanent grassland or forage crops grazed or the product cut and fed on the holding or of root crops the tops of which are left on the land

of leys, permanent grassland, roots or forage crops where the product is removed from the holding

of arable crops (except forage crops) or of leys, permanent grassland or forage crops grazed or the product cut and fed on the holding or of root crops the tops of which are left on the land

of leys, permanent grassland, roots or forage crops where the product is removed from the holding

p

p

p

p

p

1. Grass hay

297

149

39

65

10

2. Clover hay

353

176

57

75

16

3. Dried grass

393

196

64

84

18

4. Dried lucerne

397

199

66

83

17

5. Straw

99

49

18

20

5

6. Mangels

48

24

6

11

2

7. Swedes

36

18

6

8

2

8. Turnips

35

18

6

8

2

9. Potatoes

67

34

10

15

3

10. Sugar beet pulp (dried—molassed)

227

113

26

47

4

11. Sugar beet pulp (wet—double pressed 18% DM)

45

23

5

9

1

12. Brewers grains (wet)

51

26

25

9

8

13. Field beans

308

154

105

58

33

14. Field peas

232

116

76

42

23

15. Barley

157

79

52

31

18

16. Wheat

144

72

55

28

20

17. Oats

145

73

55

27

19

18. Maize

111

56

40

21

13

19. Rice meal

159

80

63

32

23

20. Middlings/Bran

326

163

119

68

46

21. Cassava (Manioc)

55

27

16

11

6

22. Hominy chop

218

109

77

45

29

23. Locust beans

102

51

23

20

6

24. Citrus pulp

116

58

28

22

7

25. Fish meal

1,174

587

534

253

227

26. Soya bean meal

459

229

135

86

39

27. Decorticated cotton cake

535

268

210

105

77

28. Undecorticated cotton cake

445

222

165

92

63

29. Linseed cake/meal

401

201

138

78

46

30. Palm kernel cake/meal

204

102

82

38

28

31. Coconut cake/meal

401

201

105

84

37

32. Decorticated groundnut cake

369

184

125

63

33

33. Rapeseed cake/meal

469

234

172

91

60

34. Meat meal

1,112

556

530

246

232

35. Meat and bone meal

1,438

719

652

324

291

36. Dried skimmed milk

470

235

155

98

58

37. Skimmed milk (liquid)

45

23

15

9

5

38. Liquid whey

23

11

6

5

2

39. Liquid urea

325

162

43

63

3

40. Urea

598

299

299

0

0

41. Compounded cake: for each 1% CP

16.0

8.0

6.0

3.3

2.3

TABLE 5(dPigs—Farmyard Manure

After one growing season

After two growing seasons

Feeding stuff

No crop off

of arable crops (except forage crops) or of leys, permanent grassland or forage crops grazed or the product cut and fed on the holding or of root crops the tops of which are left on the land

of leys, permanent grassland, roots or forage crops where the product is removed from the holding

of arable crops (except forage crops) or of leys, permanent grassland or forage crops grazed or the product cut and fed on the holding or of root crops the tops of which are left on the land

of leys, permanent grassland, roots or forage crops where the product is removed from the holding

p

p

p

p

p

1. Dried grass

470

235

107

118

53

2. Potatoes

77

39

16

19

8

3. Field beans

430

215

167

107

84

4. Field peas

331

166

127

83

64

5. Barley

208

104

78

52

39

6. Wheat

203

102

85

51

43

7. Oats

202

101

84

50

42

8. Maize

161

80

65

40

33

9. Rice meal

217

108

93

54

46

10. Middlings/Bran

423

211

169

106

85

11. Cassava (Manioc)

68

34

23

17

12

12. Fish meal

1,383

692

641

346

320

13. Soya bean meal

579

290

199

145

99

14. Decorticated cotton cake

736

368

312

184

156

15. Undecorticated cotton cake

579

289

234

145

117

16. Linseed cake/meal

552

276

216

138

108

17. Palm kernel cake/meal

294

147

128

73

64

18. Decorticated groundnut cake

556

278

221

139

110

19. Rapeseed cake/meal

644

322

262

161

131

20. Meat meal

1,383

691

666

346

333

21. Meat and bone meal

1,766

883

818

441

409

22. Dried skimmed milk

840

420

343

210

172

23. Skimmed milk (liquid)

84

42

35

21

17

24. Liquid whey

26

13

7

7

4

25. Compounded cake: for each 1% CP

21.2

10.6

8.7

5.3

4.3

TABLE 5(ePigs—Closed Slurry

After one growing season

After two growing seasons

Feeding stuff

No crop off

of arable crops (except forage crops) or of leys, permanent grassland or forage crops grazed or the product cut and fed on the holding or of root crops the tops of which are left on the land

of leys, permanent grassland, roots or forage crops where the product is removed from the holding

of arable crops (except forage crops) or of leys, permanent grassland or forage crops grazed or the product cut and fed on the holding or of root crops the tops of which are left on the land

of leys, permanent grassland, roots or forage crops where the product is removed from the holding

p

p

p

p

p

1. Dried grass

462

231

79

96

20

2. Potatoes

78

39

12

17

3

3. Field beans

371

185

129

65

37

4. Field peas

282

141

96

48

25

5. Barley

186

93

63

36

20

6. Wheat

176

88

68

32

22

7. Oats

174

87

66

31

21

8. Maize

138

69

51

24

15

9. Rice meal

190

95

76

36

26

10. Middlings/Bran

385

193

143

77

52

11. Cassava (Manioc)

64

32

19

13

7

12. Fish meal

1,295

647

587

285

255

13. Soya bean meal

521

261

153

98

44

14. Decorticated cotton cake

641

321

255

119

86

15. Undecorticated cotton cake

524

262

196

104

71

16. Linseed cake/meal

483

242

170

88

52

17. Palm kernel cake/meal

248

124

102

43

32

18. Decorticated groundnut cake

457

229

160

71

37

19. Rapeseed cake/meal

562

281

210

103

67

20. Meat meal

1,274

637

607

276

261

21. Meat and bone meal

1,655

827

751

365

327

22. Dried skimmed milk

694

347

256

111

65

23. Skimmed milk (liquid)

69

34

25

11

6

24. Liquid whey

27

13

7

6

3

25. Compounded cake: for each 1% CP

19.0

9.5

7.2

3.7

2.6

TABLE 5(fPigs—Open Slurry

After one growing season

After two growing seasons

Feeding stuff

No crop off

of arable crops (except forage crops) or of leys, permanent grassland or forage crops grazed or the product cut and fed on the holding or of root crops the tops of which are left on the land

of leys, permanent grassland, roots or forage crops where the product is removed from the holding

of arable crops (except forage crops) or of leys, permanent grassland or forage crops grazed or the product cut and fed on the holding or of root crops the tops of which are left on the land

of leys, permanent grassland, roots or forage crops where the product is removed from the holding

p

p

p

p

p

1. Dried grass

376

188

67

78

18

2. Potatoes

64

32

10

14

3

3. Field beans

309

155

110

56

33

4. Field peas

235

117

81

41

23

5. Barley

156

78

54

30

18

6. Wheat

148

74

59

28

20

7. Oats

146

73

57

27

19

8. Maize

115

58

43

21

13

9. Rice meal

161

80

66

31

23

10. Middlings/Bran

326

163

123

66

46

11. Cassava (Manioc)

53

27

16

11

6

12. Fish meal

1,125

563

514

251

227

13. Soya bean meal

432

216

130

82

39

14. Decorticated cotton cake

543

271

219

103

77

15. Undecorticated cotton cake

444

222

169

90

63

16. Linseed cake/meal

405

202

145

75

46

17. Palm kernel cake/meal

210

105

87

38

28

18. Decorticated groundnut cake

378

189

135

60

33

19. Rapeseed cake/meal

472

236

179

88

60

20. Meat meal

1,112

556

532

244

232

21. Meat and bone meal

1,439

719

658

321

291

22. Dried skimmed milk

577

289

216

95

58

23. Skimmed milk (liquid)

57

28

21

9

5

24. Liquid whey

22

11

6

5

2

25. Compounded cake: for each 1% CP

16.1

8.0

6.2

3.2

2.3

TABLE 5(gPoultry—Farmyard Manure

After one growing season

After two growing seasons

Feeding stuff

No crop off

of arable crops (except forage crops) or of leys, permanent grassland or forage crops grazed or the product cut and fed on the holding or of root crops the tops of which are left on the land

of leys, permanent grassland, roots or forage crops where the product is removed from the holding

of arable crops (except forage crops) or of leys, permanent grassland or forage crops grazed or the product cut and fed on the holding or of root crops the tops of which are left on the land

of leys, permanent grassland, roots or forage crops where the product is removed from the holding

p

p

p

p

p

1. Dried grass

430

215

75

90

20

2. Field beans

353

176

124

63

37

3. Field peas

269

135

93

46

25

4. Barley

175

87

59

34

20

5. Wheat

166

83

65

31

22

6. Oats

163

81

63

30

21

7. Maize

129

64

48

24

15

8. Rice meal

183

92

74

35

26

9. Middlings/Bran

366

183

137

75

52

10. Cassava (Manioc)

60

30

18

12

7

11. Fish meal

1,262

631

575

283

255

12. Soya bean meal

485

242

143

93

44

13. Decorticated cotton cake

619

310

249

117

86

14. Undecorticated cotton cake

504

252

191

102

71

15. Linseed cake/meal

463

231

165

85

52

16. Palm kernel cake/meal

240

120

99

42

32

17. Decorticated groundnut cake

435

218

155

69

37

18. Rapeseed cake/meal

539

270

204

100

67

19. Meat meal

1,244

622

594

275

261

20. Meat and bone meal

1,613

807

736

362

327

21. Compounded cake: for each 1% CP

18.3

9.2

7.1

3.6

2.6

TABLE 5(hPoultry—Closed Slurry

After one growing season

After two growing seasons

Feeding stuff

No crop off

of arable crops (except forage crops) or of leys, permanent grassland or forage crops grazed or the product cut and fed on the holding or of root crops the tops of which are left on the land

of leys, permanent grassland, roots or forage crops where the product is removed from the holding

of arable crops (except forage crops) or of leys, permanent grassland or forage crops grazed or the product cut and fed on the holding or of root crops the tops of which are left on the land

of leys, permanent grassland, roots or forage crops where the product is removed from the holding

p

p

p

p

p

1. Dried grass

461

205

39

103

20

2. Field beans

342

136

74

68

37

3. Field peas

260

100

51

50

25

4. Barley

174

74

41

37

20

5. Wheat

160

66

45

33

22

6. Oats

158

64

42

32

21

7. Maize

125

50

30

25

15

8. Rice meal

177

73

53

36

26

9. Middlings/Bran

364

159

105

80

52

10. Cassava (Manioc)

61

27

13

14

7

11. Fish meal

1,244

576

510

288

255

12. Soya bean meal

489

205

87

102

44

13. Decorticated cotton cake

597

244

173

122

86

14. Undecorticated cotton cake

498

214

142

107

71

15. Linseed cake/meal

452

183

105

91

52

16. Palm kernel cake/meal

227

89

64

44

32

17. Decorticated groundnut cake

411

149

74

74

37

18. Rapeseed cake/meal

523

213

135

106

67

19. Meat meal

1,212

556

523

278

261

20. Meat and bone meal

1,591

738

654

369

327

21. Compounded cake: for each 1% CP

18.0

7.6

5.1

3.8

2.5

TABLE 5(jPoultry—Open Slurry

After one growing season

After two growing seasons

Feeding stuff

No crop off

of arable crops (except forage crops) or of leys, permanent grassland or forage crops grazed or the product cut and fed on the holding or of root crops the tops of which are left on the land

of leys, permanent grassland, roots or forage crops where the product is removed from the holding

of arable crops (except forage crops) or of leys, permanent grassland or forage crops grazed or the product cut and fed on the holding or of root crops the tops of which are left on the land

of leys, permanent grassland, roots or forage crops where the product is removed from the holding

p

p

p

p

p

1. Dried grass

375

168

35

84

18

2. Field beans

287

115

66

58

33

3. Field peas

217

85

45

42

23

4. Barley

146

63

36

31

18

5. Wheat

136

57

40

28

20

6. Oats

133

55

37

27

19

7. Maize

105

43

27

21

13

8. Rice meal

151

63

47

32

23

9. Middlings/Bran

309

137

93

68

46

10. Cassava (Manioc)

51

23

12

11

6

11. Fish meal

1,085

506

453

253

227

12. Soya bean meal

406

172

78

86

39

13. Decorticated cotton cake

508

211

153

105

77

14. Undecorticated cotton cake

423

184

126

92

63

15. Linseed cake/meal

379

156

93

78

46

16. Palm kernel cake/meal

193

77

57

38

28

17. Decorticated groundnut cake

342

126

66

63

33

18. Rapeseed cake/meal

442

182

120

91

60

19. Meat meal

1,062

491

465

246

232

20. Meat and bone meal

1,389

648

581

324

291

21. Compounded cake: for each 1% CP

15.3

6.6

4.6

3.3

2.3

TABLE 6Method of storage of FYM and slurry

Adjustment to Tables

Manure stored under ideal conditions:

FYM

Increase by up to 20 per cent

Slurry (`closed' storage)

Increase by up to 10 per cent

Manure stored under adverse conditions:

FYM

Reduce by up to 40 per cent

Slurry

Reduce by up to 50 per cent figures in `open slurry' Tables

Feeding stuffs fed directly on the land

Increase by 15 per cent figures in `closed slurry' Tables

PART II

Growing crops and severed or harvested crops and produce, being in either case crops or produce grown on the holding in the last year of the tenancy, but not including crops or produce which the tenant has a right to sell or remove from the holding8

1

Growing crops:—

a

The value of growing crops, except root and green crops of a kind normally grown on a holding held under an autumn tenancy, shall be the reasonable cost of seeds sown, and cultivations, fallows and acts of husbandry performed, calculated in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 9 below;

b

The value of growing root and green crops of a kind normally grown on a holding held under an autumn tenancy shall be the average market value on the holding of good quality crops, less the manurial value thereof calculated in accordance with Tables 5(a)–(j) above on the basis of `no crop off':

Provided that if the value so calculated exceeds the actual value to an incoming tenant in any case where—

i

the crops are of inferior quality, or

ii

the quantity of any kind of crops exceeds the quantity reasonably required for the system of farming practised on the holding,

the value so calculated shall be reduced so as not to exceed such actual value;

c

In the case of—

i

autumn-sown crops where the land was held under a spring tenancy, and

ii

grass and clover seeds sown on land held under a spring or autumn tenancy from which no crop has been taken before termination of the tenancy,

the value shall be increased by an additional amount representing the enhancement of the value to an incoming tenant of the growing crop, but such additional amount shall not in any case exceed the rental value, at the termination of the tenancy, of the land sown to the crop, such rental value to be calculated by reference to the same matters and criteria as are by section 8 of the Act required to be taken into consideration or applied for the determination of the rent of a holding pursuant to that enactment:

Provided that if the area of any such crop exceeds the area of such crop which would normally be grown on the holding, having regard to the character and type of the holding and the terms of the tenancy (hereinafter referred to as “the normal area”) the foregoing provisions of this sub-paragraph shall apply only to the normal area of such crop.

2

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) above “spring tenancy” means a yearly tenancy the last yearly term of which commenced between 1st January and 30th June inclusive, and “autumn tenancy” means a yearly tenancy the last yearly term of which commenced between 1st September and 31st December inclusive.

3

Served or harvested crops and produce:—

The value shall be the market value for consumption by agricultural livestock on the holding of hay, fodder crops, straw, roots and other crops or produce of good quality less the manurial value thereof calculated in accordance with Tables 5(a)–(j) above on the basis of `no crop off':

Provided that if the value so calculated exceeds the actual value to an incoming tenant in any case where—

a

the crops or produce are of inferior quality; or

b

the quantity of any kind of crops or produce exceeds the quantity reasonably required for the system of farming practised on the holding; or

c

the crops or produce are not left in convenient or proper places on the farm; or

d

any hay or straw is not properly stacked and thatched or otherwise protected,

the value so calculated shall be reduced so as not to exceed such actual value.

Seeds sown and cultivations, fallows and acts of husbandry performed on the holding at the expense of the tenant9

1

The value shall be the reasonable cost of seeds sown and of cultivations, fallows and acts of husbandry performed, taking into account—

a

normal current costs, having regard to the current agricultural wage, the cost of horse and tractor operations, the size and shape of the fields, and other relevant conditions;

b

reasonable costs of hired tractor cultivations;

c

increased costs over normal tractor rates, where owing to the size of the farm or fields, the shape of the fields, or to other special circumstances, it was reasonable to use horse labour;

but leaving out of account any expenditure incurred by the tenant up to and including the removal from the land of the last preceding crop and any rent paid by the tenant.

2

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) above, the reasonable cost shall not be regarded as reduced merely because more than one operation was carried out by the tenant at the same time.

3

Nothing in sub-paragraph (1) above shall be taken to limit the operation of this paragraph to any particular method of sowing nor to cultivations, fallows or acts of husbandry performed in any particular way.

Pasture laid down with clover, grass, lucerne, sainfoin or other seeds, being either—(a) pasture laid down at the expense of the tenant otherwise than in compliance with an obligation imposed on him by an agreement in writing to lay it down to replace temporary pasture comprised in the holding when the tenant entered thereon which was not paid for by him; or (b) pasture paid for by the tenant on entering on the holding10

1

Where no crop has been removed either by mowing or by grazing, the value shall be the reasonable cost of seeds sown, and cultivations, fallows and acts of husbandry performed, calculated in accordance with paragraph 9 above, but also taking into account any expenditure incurred solely for the benefit of the pasture before the removal of any crop in or with which the pasture was sown.

2

Where one crop or more has been removed either by mowing or by grazing, the value shall be the face value of the pasture, taking into account—

a

present condition;

b

management since sowing;

c

situation on the holding;

d

fencing;

e

water supply;

f

any other circumstances appearing to be relevant.

Acclimatisation, hefting or settlement of hill sheep on hill land11

1

The value of hill sheep on hill land shall include such amount (if any) as represents the value attributable to the acclimatisation, hefting or settlement of the sheep on such land, but the said amount shall not in any case exceed a sum of four pounds per sheep.

2

Any amount which may be included in the value of hill sheep under the provisions of the last foregoing sub-paragraph shall be apportioned and separately shown by the person carrying out the valuation as being attributable to the value of acclimatisation, hefting or settlement of such sheep.

Residual sod fertility value in certain districts12

1

In this paragraph—

  • leys” means land laid down with clover, grass, lucerne, sainfoin or other seeds, but does not include permanent pasture;

  • continuously maintained leys” means leys continuously maintained as such for a period of three or more growing seasons since being laid down excluding, if the leys were undersown or autumn-sown, the calendar year in which the sowing took place; and, for the purpose of this definition, the destruction of a ley (by ploughing or some other means) followed as soon as practicable by re-seeding to a ley without sowing a crop in the interval between such destruction and such re-seeding shall be treated as not constituting a break in the continuity of the maintenance of the ley;

  • former leys” means arable land which within the three growing seasons immediately preceding the termination of the tenancy was ley which was continuously maintained ley before being destroyed by ploughing or some other means for the production of a tillage crop or crops;

  • qualifying leys” means continuously maintained leys and former leys or either of them;

  • the excess qualifying leys” means , subject as provided below, the area of qualifying leys on the holding at the termination of the tenancy which is equal to the area (if any) by which one-third of the aggregate of the areas of leys on the holding on the following dates, namely,—

    1. a

      at the termination of the tenancy,

    2. b

      on the date one year prior to such termination, and

    3. c

      on the date two years prior to such termination

    exceeds the accepted proportion at the termination of the tenancy: Provided that for the purpose of this definition qualifying leys laid down at the expense of the landlord without reimbursement by the tenant or any previous tenant of the holding or laid down by and at the expense of the tenant pursuant to agreement by him with the landlord for the establishment of a specified area of leys on the holding as a condition of the landlord giving consent to the ploughing or other destruction of permanent pasture or pursuant to a direction given by an arbitrator on a reference under section 10(1) of the Act shall not be included in the area of qualifying leys on the holding at the termination of the tenancy;

  • the accepted proportion” means the area which represents the proportion which the aggregate area of the leys on the holding would be expected to bear to the area of the holding, excluding the permanent pasture thereon, in accordance with normal farming practice in the district or, if a greater proportion is provided for by or under the terms of the tenancy, that proportion.

2

Where a holding is situated in a district in which the growing of a succession of tillage crops on the same arable land is normal farming practice, the residual fertility value of the sod of the excess qualifying leys on the holding shall be calculated (subject to sub-paragraph (3) below) as follows:—

a

in respect of continuously maintained leys, £18 per hectare if any herbage has been cut and removed in the last growing season before the termination of the tenancy and £30 per hectare if the sward was, during such last growing season, grazed only;

b

in respect of continuously maintained leys, the values specified in sub-paragraph (a) above shall be increased by £6 per hectare for each additional growing season over three growing seasons for which the leys have been established, but such increase shall not exceed in aggregate £36 per hectare if any herbage was cut and removed during the last growing season before the termination of the tenancy and shall not exceed £48 per hectare if the herbage was, during such last growing season, grazed only;

c

in respect of any former ley sown to a first crop in the last growing season before the termination of the tenancy, the value shall be the value specified in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) above according to the period for which the ley had been established before it was ploughed or otherwise destroyed and to whether the herbage was cut and removed, or grazed only, in the last growing season before the ley was ploughed or otherwise destroyed;

d

in respect of any former ley to which sub-paragraph (c) above does not apply,—

i

aa

if only one arable crop was removed from the land following ploughing or other destruction of the ley, the value shall be two-thirds of the value specified in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b), and

bb

if only two arable crops were removed from the land following ploughing or other destruction of the ley, the value shall be one-third of the value specified in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b),

according, in each case, to the period for which the ley had been established before it was ploughed or otherwise destroyed and to whether the herbage was cut and removed, or grazed only, in the last growing season before the ley was ploughed or otherwise destroyed; and

ii

if more than two arable crops were removed from the land following ploughing or other destruction of the ley, the value shall be nil.

3

Where the tenant is entitled to compensation in respect of a ley both under sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 10 above and under sub-paragraph (2)(a) and, if applicable, sub-paragraph (2)(b) of this paragraph, the aggregate of the respective values per hectare thereunder, taken together, shall not exceed £148 per hectare.

SCHEDULE 2

Regulation 5

Regulations revoked

References

1. The Agriculture (Calculation of Value for Compensation) Regulations 1969.

S.I. 1969/1704

2. The Agriculture (Calculation of Value for Compensation) (Amendment) Regulations 1972.

S.I. 1972/864

3. The Agriculture (Calculation of Value for Compensation) (Amendment) Regulations 1975.

S.I. 1975/11

4. The Agriculture (Calculation of Value for Compensation) (Amendment) Regulations 1976.

S.I. 1976/818

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations, which come into operation on 1st July 1978, make provision in respect of England and Wales for calculating the compensation payable to the outgoing tenant of an agricultural holding in respect of the short-term improvements and other matters set out in the Fourth Schedule to the Agricultural Holdings Act 1948, as varied by the Agricultural Holdings Act (Variation of Fourth Schedule) Order 1951 (S.I. 1951/2168) and the Agricultural Holdings Act 1948 (Variation of Fourth Schedule) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/742). The last-mentioned Order added paragraph 12 to the Fourth Schedule providing a new head of compensation, namely, residual sod fertility value of certain qualifying leys on a holding in a district where it is normal farming practice to grow a succession of tillage crops on the same arable land. These Regulations include provisions for the calculation of that value.

The Agriculture (Calculation of Value for Compensation) Regulations 1969, as amended, which previously made provisions for the calculation of values, are revoked but without prejudice to their continued application in relation to tenancies terminating before 1st July 1978. Apart from minor drafting amendments, Regulation 4 (Reduction of compensation) is similar in effect to Regulation 4 of the 1969 Regulations and paragraphs 1, 2, 4, 9 and 10 of Schedule 1 reproduce the calculation of value provisions of similarly numbered paragraphs in the 1969 Regulations as subsequently amended.

Paragraphs 5 (Liming, including chalking), 6 (Application of purchased manure and fertilisers), 7 (Consumption of corn on the holding), 8 (Growing crops and severed or harvested crops and produce grown on the holding in the last year of the tenancy) and 11 (Acclimatisation, hefting or settlement of hill sheep on hill land) set out new or modified provisions for the calculation of the values of those matters. Paragraph 5 provides for the calculation of the value of liming, including chalking, and includes special provision for the calculation of value where soil characteristics and high excess winter rainfall together are major causes of rapid leaching of calcium from the soil. Paragraph 6 includes for the first time provisions for calculating the values of purchased magnesium and copper and makes different provisions for purchased bulky organic manures and for other purchased fertilisers. Paragraph 7 provides for the calculation of the value of feeding stuffs consumed, but not produced, on the holding, or corn whether produced on the holding or not, by cattle, horses, sheep or pigs, and, for the first time, by all poultry and not, as previously, only by poultry folded on the land as part of a system of farming practised on the holding. Paragraph 8 sets out different methods of calculating the values of growing crops and produce grown on the holding in the last year of the tenancy (other than crops or produce which the tenant has a right to sell or remove) according to whether they are root and green crops normally grown in an autumn tenancy, other crops in an autumn tenancy, autumn sown corps in a spring tenancy or grass and clover seeds sown in a spring or autumn tenancy from which no crop was taken, and also makes separate provision for calculation of the value of severed or harvested crops and produce. Paragraph 11 provides that the value of hill sheep on hill land shall include such amount (if any) as represents the value attributable to the acclimatisation, hefting or settlement of the sheep subject to a maximum of four pounds (instead of two pounds as previously). Paragraph 12(2) sets out the methods of calculating the residual sod fertility value of the excess qualifying leys (as defined in paragraph 12(1) and this differs according to circumstances as described in that paragraph. Paragraph 12(3) imposes a limit on the aggregate of values under paragraph 12(2)(a) and (b) and paragraph 10(2) (face value) in respect of the same ley.

The Regulations apply (except so far as excluded, in relation to the matters in Part II of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, by a written contract of tenancy) whenever the tenancy of the tenant claiming compensation terminates on or after 1st July 1978; in relation to tenancies terminating before that date, the Agriculture (Calculation of Value for Compensation) Regulations 1969, as amended, continue to apply with a similar exception.