Agriculture (Scotland) Act 1948 (c. 45)

1948 c. 45
 

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  Agriculture (Scotland) Act 1948 (c. 45)
 

1948 Chapter c. 45

 


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Part I.
Agricultural Holdings.
 
Compensation to tenant for improvements and to landlord for deterioration.
1.  Provisions as to payment of compensation for improvements.
2.  Compensation to tenant for improvements.
3.  Assessment of compensation where grant received by tenant.
4.  Compensation to landlord for deterioration of holding.
 
Compensation for disturbance and provisions as to notices to quit.
5.  Compensation for disturbance.
6.  Notice of termination of tenancy.
7.  Restrictions on termination by notice of tenancies of holdings.
8.  Provisions as to notices to quit where holding agreed to be sold.
 
Supplementary provisions as to compensation.
9.  Extent to which compensation recoverable under agreements.
10.  Transitional provisions as to compensation.
 
Variation and ascertainment of terms of leases.
11.  Variation of rent of holdings.
12.  Variation of terms of tenancy as to permanent pasture.
13.  Respective liabilities of landlord and tenant for provision and main tenance of fixed equipment and for payment of insurance premiums.
14.  Provisions for securing written leases and for the revision of certain leases.
15.  Supplementary provisions as to s. 13 and s. 14.
16.  Leases to continue in force notwithstanding variation of terms, etc.
 
General.
17.  Restriction on letting agricultural land for less than from year to year.
18.  Power of tenant to obtain charge on holding in respect of compensation.
19.  Power of landlord to enter on holding.
20.  Right of landlord to object to heir-at-law of tenant succeeding to holding.
21.  Provisions as to payment for implements etc. sold on quitting holding.
22.  Provisions as to arbitration.
23.  Revision of panel of arbiters.
24.  Minor and consequential amendments relating to Part I.
25.  Construction, citation and application of Part I.
 
Part II.
Good Estate Management and Good Husbandry.
 
26.  Duties of good estate management and good husbandry.
27.  Powers of Secretary of State in cases of bad estate management or bad husbandry.
28.  Changes of owner or occupier effected without approval of Secretary of State not to invalidate warning notices.
 
Directions to secure good estate management and good husbandry.
29.  Directions to secure good estate management and good husbandry.
30.  Supplementary provisions as to directions.
 

Dispossession of owners or occupiers on grounds of bad estate management or bad husbandry.

31.  Dispossession on grounds of bad estate management.
32.  Dispossession on grounds of bad husbandry.
33.  Power of Secretary of State to take possession where occupier dispossessed and no other arrangements made.
34.  Power of tenant or landlord to apply for dispossession of owner or occupier.
 
Special directions to secure production.
35.  Special directions to secure production.
36.  Special directions as to stocking of deer forests and grouse moors.
 
Supplementary.
37.  Service of notices on agents.
38.  Interpretation of references in Part II to " owner " and " manager."
 
 
Part III.
Control of Injurious Animals, Birds and Weeds.
Prevention of damage by injurious animals and birds.
39.  Control of injurious animals and birds.
40.  Prevention of escape of captive animals.
41.  Supplementary provisions as to s. 39 and s. 40.
42.  Provision by Secretary of State of equipment and services for pest control.
 
Prevention of damage by deer.
43.  Right of occupier of agricultural holding to kill deer.
44.  Powers of Secretary of State to reduce number of deer.
45.  Recovery of expenses of killing deer.
46.  Returns of numbers etc. of deer.
47.  Entry on and inspection of lands.
 
Amendments of law relating to killing of hares and rabbits.
48.  Amendment of 43 & 44 Vict. c. 47, s. i.
49.  Provision as to use of poisonous substances.
50.  Prohibition of night shooting and use of spring traps.
 
Injurious weeds.
51.  Destruction of injurious weeds.
 
Supplementary.
52.  Saving of right to compensation for damage by game.
53.  Persons acting under this Part of this Act not required to obtain game licences.
54.  Interpretation of Part III.
 
Part IV.
Acquisition of Land.
General powers of acquisition and management of land by the Secretary of State.
55.  Power of Secretary of State to acquire land by agreement.
56.  Acquisition by Secretary of State of land for research experiment and demonstration.
57.  Acquisition of land by Secretary of State to ensure full and efficient use thereof.
58.  Amendment of 4 & 5 Geo. 6. c. 50, ss. 9 and 10, and 6 & 7 Geo. 6. c. 16, s. 16.
59.  Transfer to Secretary of State of land vested in other government departments.
60.  Power of Secretary of State to appropriate land.
61.  Powers of management etc. of land acquired by Secretary of State.
62.  Repeal of 21 & 22 Geo. 5. c. 41, ss. i to 4.
 
Provisions as to compulsory acquisition of land.
63.  Procedure for compulsory purchase of land.
 
 
Part V.
Land Settlement.
Provision of holdings by the Secretary of State.
64.  Power of Secretary of State to acquire land by agreement.
 
Provisions as to loans.
65.  Loans to tenants of holdings.
66.  Recovery of loans in the event of failure of statutory successor.
 
Agriculture ( Scotland ) Fund.
67.  Winding-up of Agriculture ( Scotland ) Fund.
 
 
Part VI.
Administartive.
Agricultural Executive Committees.
68.  Establishment and functions of Agricultural Executive Committees.
69.  Delegation of functions of Secretary of State to Agricultural Executive Committees.
 
The Scottish Land Court.
70.  Provisions as to appointment of additional members of the Land Court.
71.  References to the Land Court.
72.  Proceedings of the Land Court.
 
Agricultural Advisory Committees.
73.  Establishment and functions of Agricultural Advisory Committees.
 
 
Part VII.
General.
Minor arterial drainage.
74.  Amendment of 3 and 4 Geo. 6. c. 14. s. 29.
 
Provisions of goods and services.
75.  Schemes for provision of agricultural goods and services.
76.  Provision of machinery for agricultural drainage works.
 
Financial assistance towards provision of houses and buildings.
77.  Grants towards provision of houses etc. for landholders and cottars in Highlands and Islands.
78.  Extension of time for applying for assistance under s. 4 of the Housing ; (Agricultural Population) (Scotland) Act, 1938.
 
Provisions as to congested districts.
79.  Amendment of 60 and 61 Vict. c. 53.
 
Supplementary.
80.  Provisions as to representations.
81.  Expenses and receipts.
82.  Provisions as to entry, and inspection.
83.  Service of notices.
84.  Nomination of arbiter in cases to which the Secretary of State is a party.
85.  Regulations and orders.
86.  Interpretation.
87.  Repeals.
88.  Short title, commencement and extent.
 
   
  First Schedule   Improvements.
  Part I   Improvements to which consent of landlord is required.
  Part II   Improvements in respect of which notice to landlord is required.
  Part III   Improvements in respect of which consent of or notice to landlord is not required.
  Second Schedule   Applications for certificates of bad husbandry.
  Third Schedule   Provisions where permanent pasture directed to be ploughed up or other cultivations to be carried out.
  Fourth Schedule   Matters for which provision is to be made in written leases.
  Fifth Schedule   Rules of good estate management.
  Sixth Schedule   Rules of good husbandry.
  Seventh Schedule   Parishes deemed to be congested districts.
  Eigth Schedule   Matters for which provision is to be made in written leases.
  Part I   Agricultural Executive Committees and Sub­committees.
  Part II   Agricultural Advisory Committees.
  Ninth Schedule   Minor and consequential amendments.
  Tenth Schedule   Enactments repealed.
 
 
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