Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, which applies to England and Wales only, prescribes the form in which awards are to be made in proceedings on arbitrations under the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 (article 3 and Schedule) and revokes the Agricultural Holdings (England and Wales) Rules 1948, as varied (“the 1948 Rules”) (article 4). The new form of award makes specific reference for the first time to rent cases, questions arising out of a notice to quit and the giving of reasons for the award, where appropriate. Arbitrators are required to omit or otherwise modify the items prescribed in the form only as far as circumstances require.
This Order does not prescribe forms of application for the appointment of arbitrators and for an extension of the time for making an award, which were prescribed in the 1948 Rules.
The prescribed forms in the 1948 Rules continue to apply where the arbitrator was appointed before 18th June 1986 (article 2).