Agriculture (Scotland) Act 1948 (c. 45)

Part VII General S

Provision of Goods and Services. S

75 Schemes for provision of agricultural goods and services. S

(1) For the purpose of promoting efficiency in agriculture or facilitating food production, the Secretary of State may with the approval of the Treasury make schemes for providing . . . F1 services to persons managing or farming agricultural land.

Any scheme under this section shall be embodied in a statutory instrument which shall be laid before Parliament after being made.

(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2

(3) The Secretary of State may make such reasonable charges, if any, as he thinks fit in respect of . . . F1 services provided in pursuance of a scheme under this section.

(4) The Secretary of State may acquire by agreement any land which he requires for the purposes of a scheme under this section.

(5) Section one hundred and three of the M1 Agriculture Act, 1947, shall, in so far as it applies to Scotland, cease to have effect, and anything done by the Secretary of State or any scheme made under that section shall be deemed to have been done or made under this section.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973 (c. 39), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. VIII

F2 S. 75(2) repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973 (c. 39), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. VIII

Marginal Citations

M1 1947 c. 48.

76 Provision of machinery for agricultural drainage works. S

Without prejudice to any powers competent to him under the last foregoing section, the Secretary of State may at the request of and by agreement with the owner or the occupier of any agricultural land carry out agricultural drainage works by means of mechanical excavators or otherwise as may be agreed, and may recover from such owner or occupier the cost of carrying out the works.

77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3 S

Textual Amendments

F3 S. 77 repealed by Crofters (Scotland) Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2 c. 21), s. 38(3), Sch. 6 Pt. I

78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4 S

Textual Amendments

F4 S. 78 repealed by Housing (Scotland) Act 1950 (c. 34) Sch. 13 Pt. I

79 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5 S

Textual Amendments

F5 S. 79 repealed by Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65), s. 237(1), Sch. 29