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Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1908

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57 Local inquiries.E+W

(1)The Board . . . F2 and . . . F2 officers of the Board shall have for the purpose of an inquiry in pursuance of this Act the same powers as the Local Government Board and their inspectors respectively have for the purpose of an inquiry under the Public Health Acts.

(2)Notices of the inquiries shall be given and published in accordance with such general or special directions as the Board may give.

(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3

58 Arbitrations and valuations.E+W

(1)All questions which under this Act are referred to arbitration shall, unless otherwise expressly provided by this Act, be determined by a single arbitrator in accordance with the [F4Agricultural Holdings Act 1986]

(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5

(3)The remuneration of an arbitrator or valuer appointed under this Act shall be fixed by the Board.

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F760. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E+W

Textual Amendments

F7S. 60 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt.III

61 Interpretation.E+W

(1)For the purposes of this Act—

  • The expression “small holding” means an agricultural holding which exceeds one acre and either does not exceed fifty acres, or, if exceeding fifty acres, is at the date of sale or letting of an annual value for the purposes of income tax not exceeding [F8one hundred pounds]:

  • The expression “allotment” includes a field garden;

  • The expressions “agriculture” and “cultivation” shall include horticulture and the use of land for any purpose of husbandry inclusive of the keeping or breeding of livestock, poultry, or bees, and the growth of fruit, vegetables, and the like:

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  • The expression “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Board:

  • The expression “landlord,” in relation to any land compulsorily hired by a council, means the person for the time being entitled to receive the rent of the land from the council.

(2)In this Act and in the enactments incorporated with this Act the expression “land” shall include any right or easement in or over land.

(3)For the purposes of this Act, any expenses incurred by a council F11. . . in the purchase or redemption or . . . F12 any quit rent, chief rent, tithe, or other rentcharge, or other perpetual annual sum issuing out of land so acquired, shall be deemed to have been incurred in the purchase of the land.

(4)In this Act references to a parish council shall, in the case of a rural parish not having a parish council, include references to the parish meeting.

(5)Any notice required by this Act to be served or given may be sent by registered post.

Textual Amendments

F9Definition of “county”repealed by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81), s. 102, Sch. 17

F10Definition of “county council” repealed by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70, SIF 81:1), ss. 272(1), 273(1), Sch. 30

F11Words in s. 61(3) repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt.III

F1362. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E+W

Textual Amendments

F13S. 62 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt.III

63†Short title, commencement and extent.E+W

(1)This Act may be cited as the Small Holdings and Allotments Act, 1908.

(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F14

(3)This Act shall not extend to Scotland or Ireland.

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C1A dagger appended to a marginal note means that it is no longer accurate

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