Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I Welfare of livestock

   1. 1. Prevention of unnecessary pain and distress for livestock.

   2. 2. Regulations with respect to the welfare of livestock.

   3. 3. Codes of recommendations for the welfare of livestock.

   4. 4. Expenditure on free advice on the welfare of livestock.

   5. 5. Extension of classes of operations in which anaesthetics must be used.

   6. 6. Powers of entry, etc.

   7. 7. Punishment of offences under Part I.

   8. 8. Interpretation etc. of Part I.

3. PART II Additional payments to tenant farmers

   1. 9. Additional payments to tenants quitting agricultural holdings.

   2. 10. Provisions supplementary to s.9 in England and Wales.

   3. 11. Provisions supplementary to s.9 in Scotland.

   4. 12. Additional payments in consequence of compulsory acquisition etc. of agricultural holdings.

   5. 13. Provisions supplementary to s.12 in England and Wales.

   6. 14. Provisions supplementary to s.12 in Scotland.

   7. 15. Effect of early resumption clauses on compensation.

   8. 16. Application of Part II to statutory small tenants in Scotland.

   9. 17. Interpretation etc. of Part II.

4. PART III Termination of tenancies of agricultural holdings in Scotland acquired by succession

   1. 18. Termination in case of near relatives of deceased tenant.

   2. 19. Transitional provisions for purposes of Part III.

   3. 20. Interpretation of Part III.

5. PART IV Land drainage

   1. Drainage charges

      1. 21. Raising and levying of drainage charges on an acreage basis.

      2. 22. Amount of general drainage charge.

      3. 23. Amount of special drainage charge.

      4. 24. Reduced liability for drainage charges in certain cases.

      5. 25. Arrangements for payment of drainage charges by owners of land.

      6. 26. Power to require information.

      7. 27. Minor and consequential modifications of enactments.

      8. 28. Transitional provisions for general drainage charges.

      9. 29. Interpretation etc.—drainage charges.

   2. Drainage rates

      1. 30. Adjustment of annual values to secure fair distribution of burden of drainage rates.

      2. 31. Apportionment of certain rateable values for purposes of drainage rates.

      3. 32. Appeals against determinations under s.30 or s. 31.

      4. 33. Hearing and determination of appeals.

      5. 34. Transfer to local valuation courts of appeals from certain decisions of drainage boards.

      6. 35. Registers of drainage hereditaments.

      7. 36. Supplemental provisions-drainage rates.

   3. Grants to drainage authorities

      1. 37. Further powers to make grants and advances to drainage authorities.

6. PART V Miscellaneous and general

   1. Payments in respect of bacon, break crops and water supply

      1. 38. Stabilising and levy payments in respect of bacon.

      2. 39. Provisions supplementary to s.38.

      3. 40. Grants for break crops.

      4. 41. Grants towards cost of water supply to agricultural buildings.

   2. Miscellaneous

      1. 42. Compensation in connection with compulsory acquisition etc. of agricultural holdings.

      2. 43. Amendments of Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964.

      3. 44. Extension of Agricultural and Forestry Associations Act 1962.

      4. 45. Modification of Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1956 in relation to agricultural marketing boards.

      5. 46. Further functions of agricultural wages committees.

      6. 47. Further exemptions of transfers of land from control of Rural Development Boards.

      7. 48. Extension of s.3 of Parks Regulation (Amendment) Act 1926.

      8. 49. Amendment of s.53(2) of the Agricultural Marketing Act 1958.

   3. Supplemental

      1. 50. Interpretation etc.—general.

      2. 51. Orders, regulations and schemes.

      3. 52. Repeals.

      4. 53. Financial provisions.

      5. 54. Short title, commencement and extent, etc.

7. SCHEDULES.

   1. SCHEDULE 1

      Transitional provisions relating to payments under s.9 in England and Wales.

      1. 1. Where the relevant notice is served on the tenant after...

      2. 2. Where either— (a) the relevant notice is served on the...

      3. 3. Where the tribunal have, on or before the commencement date,...

      4. 4. Where the tribunal make a determination under paragraph 2 or...

      5. 5. In this Schedule— " the commencement date " means the...

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      Transitional provisions relating to payments under s.9 in Scotland.

      1. 1. Where the relevant notice (not being a notice given in...

      2. 2. Where the relevant notice is given in pursuance of section...

      3. 3. Where the relevant notice is a notice to which, apart...

      4. 4. Where either— (a) the relevant notice is served on the...

      5. 5. Where the court have, on or before the commencement date,...

      6. 6. Where the court make a determination under paragraph 4 or...

      7. 7. In this Schedule— " the commencement date " means the...

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      Supplementary provisions with respect to payments under s.12(1) in England and Wales.

      1. 1. Subject to paragraph 4 of this Schedule, any dispute with...

      2. 2. If in any case the sum to be paid by...

      3. 3. Where, on an application under paragraph 2 above, the tribunal...

      4. 4. The enactments mentioned in paragraph 5 of this Schedule shall,...

      5. 5. The enactments aforesaid are— (a) Part I and section 32...

   4. SCHEDULE 4

      Supplementary provisions with respect to payments under s.12(1) in Scotland.

      1. 1. Subject to paragraph 4 of this Schedule, any dispute with...

      2. 2. If in any case the sum to be paid by...

      3. 3. Where, on an application under paragraph 2 above, the tribunal...

      4. 4. The enactments mentioned in paragraph 5 of this Schedule shall,...

      5. 5. The enactments aforesaid are— (a) the following provisions of the...

      6. 6. Until sections 1 to 3 of the Lands Tribunal Act...

   5. SCHEDULE 5

      Modifications of Part II for statutory small tenants in Scotland.

      1. 1. In section 9(3), at the end there shall be added...

      2. 2. In section 11(5), after the words "Scottish Act ", there...

      3. 3. In section 11(6), in paragraph (b) after the word "...

      4. 4. In section 15(1), at the end there shall be added...

      5. 5. In section 15(3), after the word " section " there...

      6. 6. In Schedule 4, in paragraph 2 after the words "...

      7. 7. In Schedule 4, in paragraph 3(a) after the word "...

      8. 8. In this Schedule, " the Act of 1911 " means...

   6. SCHEDULE 6

      Consequential Modifications of Part I of Land Drainage Act 1961.

      1. 1. The following provisions of the principal Act shall cease to...

      2. 2. For references to chargeable hereditaments in Part I of the...

      3. 3. Without prejudice to the operation of section 29(2) of this...

      4. 4. In section 4(3) of the principal Act for references to...

      5. 5. In section 16 of the principal Act for the definition...

      6. 6. In this Schedule expressions defined by sections 21(2) and 29(1)...

   7. SCHEDULE 7

      Minor Amendments of Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964.

   8. SCHEDULE 8

      Repeals.