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Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003 (2003 asp 11).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Scotland
Document type
Legislation
Date
2003 (2019)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act of the Scottish Parliament to amend the law relating to agricultural holdings under the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991; to provide for new forms of agricultural tenancies and to make provision in relation to these tenancies; to provide for the right of certain agricultural tenants to buy land; to provide for the use of certain agricultural land for non-agricultural purposes; to make special provision for certain agricultural tenancies where the tenant is a partnership; to make new provision for the resolution of disputes between landlords and tenants arising under agricultural tenancies; and for connected purposes.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Basic legislation Land reform Land tenure Agricultural land Lease Contract/agreement Dispute settlement Court/tribunal
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Entry into force notes
The provisions of this Act, except this section and sections 91, 92 and 93, come into force on such day as the Scottish Ministers may by order appoint. The day appointed for the coming into force of section 72(10) (and, for those purposes, section 70(7) and (8)) and section 73 of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003 is 1st July 2003. (S.S.I. 305 (C. 15)).
Abstract

The Act consists of 95 sections divided into 8 Parts. In Chpater I of Part I the various types of agricultural tenancy are defined. Chapter 2 contains general provision as to new types of tenancy. Part 2 provides for the tenant's right to buy land. Part III concerns diversification of use of land under agricultural tenancy. A tenant under a tenancy mentioned in section 39(1) who intends to use the land for a non-agricultural purpose must send a notice to the landlord. The landlord may object to the notice of diversification under certain circumstances (sect. 40). Where the Land Court determines that an objection by the landlord to a notice of diversification is unreasonable the objection shall be of no effect and the land may be used as planned. The tenant under specified tenancies has, for so long as the tenancy continues to have effect, the right to cut timber from any trees planted on the land by the tenant on or after the coming into force of this section; and any such timber belongs to the tenant (sect. 42). Part 7 concerns jurisdiction of the Land Court.

Full text
English
Website
www.legislation.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Amends

Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 (Cap. 55).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1991 (2019)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Land reform, Land tenure, Agricultural land, Lease, Contract/agreement, Dispute settlement, Court/tribunal

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Agricultural Holdings (Relevant Date and Relevant Period) (Scotland) Order 2003 (S.S.I. No. 294 of 2003).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2003

Keyword: Land tenure, Contract/agreement

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 3, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2003 (S.S.I. No. 548 (C.29) of 2003).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2003

Keyword: Land tenure, Agricultural land, Farming, Agricultural development

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Agricultural Holdings (Consequential Amendments) (Scotland) Order 2003 (S.S.I. No. 583 of 2003).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2003

Keyword: Land tenure, Agricultural land, Farming, Agricultural development

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Agricultural Holdings (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2012 (2012 asp 6).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2012

Keyword: Land tenure, Agricultural land, Lease, Inheritance

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Public Services Reform (Agricultural Holdings) (Scotland) Order 2011 (S.S.I. No. 232 of 2010).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2011

Keyword: Land tenure, Agricultural land, Lease

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003 Remedial Order 2014 (S.S.I. No. 98 of 2014).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2014

Keyword: Land tenure, Agricultural land, Lease

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (2016 asp 18).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2016

Keyword: Agricultural development, Sustainable development, Sustainable use, Food security, Private forest, Framework law, Basic legislation, Land reform, Land tenure, Policy/planning, Institution, Lease, Agricultural land, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Servitude, Land-use planning, Land valuation, Non-governmental entity, Ownership, Private land, Cultural heritage, Common property, Community management, Smallholders/peasants, Management/conservation, Protection of species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (Supplementary, Consequential, Transitory and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. No. 416 of 2017).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2017

Keyword: Land reform, Land tenure, Agricultural land, Lease

Source: FAO, FAOLEX