General

4 Transitional provisions
(1) The amendment made by section 1 has effect in respect of a notice to quit given in accordance with section 25(2) of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 only if the landlord of the tenancy in question is given notice of the tenant’s acquisition of the right to the lease of the agricultural holding (under section 11(2) or 12(1) of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991) on or after the day on which section 1 comes into force.
(2) The amendment made by section 2 has effect only in respect of a provision for review of rent made on or after that section comes into force.
(3) The amendment made by section 3 has effect in relation to a variation of rent arising from the exercise or revocation of an option, or a change in rate of value added tax, that takes effect before that section comes into force.

5 Commencement
(1) This section and section 6 come into force on the day after Royal Assent.
(2) The other provisions of this Act come into force at the end of the period of 2 months beginning with the day of Royal Assent.

6 Short title
The short title of this Act is the Agricultural Holdings (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2012.