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Part II Provisions Affecting Tenancy During its Continuance
Part IV Succession on Death or Retirement of Tenant
36.Right of any eligible person to apply for new tenancy on death of tenant.
37. Exclusion of statutory succession where two successions have already occurred.
41.Application by not fully eligible person to be treated as eligible.
43. Restriction on operation of notice to quit given by reason of death of tenant.
44. Opportunity for landlord to obtain Tribunal’s consent to operation of notice to quit.
47. Terms of new tenancy unless varied by arbitration or third party determination .
48. Arbitration or third party determination on terms of new tenancy.
Part V Compensation on Termination of Tenancy
Compensation to tenant for improvements and tenant-right matters
Compensation to tenant for adoption of special system of farming
SCHEDULES
Matters for Which Provision is to be Made in Written Tenancy Agreements
Arbitration or Third Party Determination of Rent: Provisions Supplementary to Section 12
Cases Where Consent Of Tribunal To Operation Of Notice To Quit Is Not Required
Part II Supplementary Provisions Applicable to Cases A, B, C, D, E and G
Provisions applicable to Case A
1.Paragraphs 2 to 7 below have effect for determining whether,...
3.Where no such certificate as is mentioned in paragraph 2...
4.(1) The accommodation must be reasonably suitable to the needs...
5.Accommodation shall not be deemed to be suitable to the...
7.(1) In paragraphs 2, 4 and 6 above “housing authority”,...
Matters for Which Provision may be made by Order Under Section 29
1.Requiring any question arising under the provisions of section 26(2)...
2.Limiting the time within which any such arbitration may be...
3.Extending the period within which a counter-notice may be given...
4.Suspending the operation of notices to quit until the expiry...
6.Excluding the application of section 26(1) of this Act in...
7.Making such provision as appears to the Lord Chancellor expedient...
8.The determination by arbitration under this Act of any question...
9.Enabling the arbitrator, on an arbitration under this Act relating...
12.Securing that, where a subsequent notice to quit is given...
Eligibility to Apply For New Tenancy Under Part IV of this Act
PART II Modifications of Part I of this Schedule in its Application to Succession on Retirement
Long-Term Improvements begun on or after 1st March 1948 for which Compensation is Payable
Part II Improvements to which Consent of Landlord or Approval of Tribunal Required
9.Erection, alteration or enlargement of buildings, and making or improvement...
10.Carrying out works in compliance with an improvement notice served,...
11.Erection or construction of loading platforms, ramps, hard standings for...
16.Making or improvement of water courses, culverts, ponds, wells or...
22.Removal of bracken, gorse, tree roots, boulders or other like...
23.Land drainage (other than improvements falling within paragraph 1 of...
25.Provision of facilities for the storage or disposal of sewage...
26.Repairs to fixed equipment, being equipment reasonably required for the...
28.Planting trees otherwise than as an orchard and bushes other...
Part I Improvements (to which no Consent Required)
1.Mole drainage and works carried out to secure its efficient...
4A.Application to land in England of manure, fertiliser, soil improvers...
4B.Application to land in Wales of manure, fertiliser, soil improvers...
5.Application to land in Wales of purchased manure and fertiliser,...
5A.(1) In relation to England, production of manure arising from...
5B.(1) In relation to Wales, production of manure arising from...
6.In relation to Wales, consumption on the holding of corn...
Compensation to Tenant for Improvements Begun Before 1st March 1948
Part I Tenant’s Right to Compensation for Old Improvements
1.(1) The tenant of an agricultural holding shall, subject to...
2.(1) The amount of any compensation under this Schedule for...
3.(1) Compensation under this Schedule shall not be payable for...
4.(1) Compensation under this Schedule shall not be payable for...
5.(1) Where the tenant of an agricultural holding has remained...
Conduct of proceedings and witnesses
7.The parties to the arbitration shall, within thirty-five days from...
8.The parties to the arbitration and all persons claiming through...
9.Witnesses appearing at the arbitration shall, if the arbitrator thinks...
10.The provisions of county court rules as to the issuing...
11.(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) below, any person...
12.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, the judge of the...
Modifications Applicable to Old Tenancies and other Similar Cases
Transitional Provisions and Savings
The Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951
The Agriculture (Safety, Health and Welfare Provisions) Act 1956
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