SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3

Agricultural tenancies
PART 1

Amendments to the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986

Appointment of arbitrators etc
6
1
Section 84 (arbitrations) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (2), for “the President of the RICS” substitute “ a professional authority ”.
3
After subsection (2) insert—
2A
A party may not make an application to a professional authority under subsection (2) in relation to a matter if the other party has already made an application to a professional authority under that subsection in relation to that matter.
4
In subsection (4)—
a
for “the President of the RICS” substitute “ a professional authority ”;
b
for “him”, in both places, substitute “ that authority ”.
5
For subsection (6) substitute—
6
In this section “professional authority” means—
a
the President of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors,
b
the President of the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers, or
c
the Chair of the Agricultural Law Association.
7
The appropriate authority may by regulations amend this section so as to—
a
include a person in, or remove a person from, the definition of “professional authority”;
b
reflect changes in the name or internal organisation of any body mentioned in that definition.
8
In subsection (7) “appropriate authority” means—
a
the Secretary of State, in relation to England, and
b
the Welsh Ministers, in relation to Wales.
Sch. 3 para. 6 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes and otherwise at 11.1.2021, see s. 57(1)(b)(c)(6)