The Agricultural Holdings (Specification of Forms) (Scotland) Order 1991

Statutory Instruments

1991 No. 2154 (S.178)

LANDLORD AND TENANT, SCOTLAND

The Agricultural Holdings (Specification of Forms) (Scotland) Order 1991

Made

24th September 1991

Coming into force

25th September 1991

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by paragraphs 11 and 25 of Schedule 7 to the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991(1), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after consultation with the Council on Tribunals as provided in section 10 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971(2), hereby makes the following Order:

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Agricultural Holdings (Specification of Forms) (Scotland) Order 1991, and shall come into force on 25th September 1991.

(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991.

2.  The form specified in Schedule 1 to this Order shall, modified as circumstances may require, be the form of an award in an arbitration under the Act.

3.  The forms specified in Schedule 2 to this Order, or forms as near thereto as circumstances may require, may be used for proceedings in arbitrations under the Act as follows:—

(a) for the making of an application for appointment by the Secretary of State of an arbiter to determine claims, questions or differences (except as to determine of rent) arising between the landlord and tenant of an agricultural holding — Form A;

(b) for the making of an application for appointment by the Secretary of State of an arbiter to determine the rent of an agricultural holding — Form B;

(c) for the making of an application to the Secretary of State by an arbiter for extension of time for making his award in an arbitration — Form C.

4.—(1) The Agricultural Holdings (specification of Forms) (Scotland) Order 1983(3) is hereby revoked.

(2) Anything whatsoever done under or by virtue of the instrument revoked by this Order shall be deemed to have been done under or by virtue of the corresponding provision of this Order and anything whatsoever begun under any article of the said instrument may be continued under this Order as if begun under this Order.

Strathclyde

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office

St. Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

24th September 1991

Article 2

SCHEDULE 1 Form of Award

Article 3

SCHEDULE 2 Form A

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

The forms specified in this Order take the place of the forms specified in the Agricultural Holdings (Specification of Forms) (scotland) Order 1983 revised to take account of the provisions of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991.

(1)

1991 c. 55.

(2)

1971 c. 62.

(3)

S.I. 1983/1073.