Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003

36 S In section 66 (power to enable demand to remedy breach to be modified)—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) for the word “arbitration” there is substituted “ the Land Court ”; and

(ii) for the word “arbiter” in each place where it appears there is substituted “ Land Court ”;

(b) in subsection (2)—

(i) for the words “an arbiter” there is substituted “ the Land Court ”; and

(ii) the words “the arbiter or” and “by the arbiter” are repealed;

(c) after subsection (2) there is inserted—

“(2A) Where, by virtue of section 61(1) of this Act, an arbiter specifies under subsection (1)(a) above a period within which a breach should be remedied or the period for remedying a breach is extended by virtue of subsection (4) below, the Land Court may, on the application of the arbiter or the landlord, specify a date for the termination of the tenancy by notice to quit in the event of the tenant’s failure to remedy the breach within that period, being a date not earlier than whichever of the two dates referred to in subsection (2) above is the later.”;

(d) in subsection (3)—

(i) after the word “(2)” there is inserted “ or (2A) ”; and

(ii) for the word “arbiter” there is substituted “ Land Court ”; and

(e) in subsection (4)—

(i) for the word “arbiter” in the first, third and fourth places where it appears there is in each case substituted “ Land Court ”;

(ii) for the words “arbiter on an arbitration required by notice” there is substituted “ Land Court in a determination required ”;

(iii) for the words “his award” there is substituted “ its determination ”;

(iv) for the word “award” in the second place where it appears there is substituted “ determination ”; and

(v) for the word “he” there is substituted “ it ”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. para. 36 in force at 27.11.2003 by S.S.I. 2003/548, art. 2(i) (with Sch.)