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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Provision of agricultural services and goods

    1. 1. Provision of services and goods connected with agriculture and countryside.

  3. Fees and charges to meet costs of statutory functions connected with agriculture

    1. 2. Fees under seeds regulations.

    2. 3. Fees and charges under Plant Health Act 1967.

  4. Agricultural marketing

    1. 4. Constitution and functions of Home-Grown Cereals Authority.

    2. 5. Levies under Cereals Marketing Act 1965.

    3. 6. Extension of Cereals Marketing Act 1965 to new cereals and other crops.

    4. 7. Constitution and levy schemes of Meat and Livestock Commission

    5. 8. Constitution and funding of Food from Britain

    6. 9. Abolition of Eggs Authority.

    7. 10. Repeal of certain ministerial powers concerning eggs.

    8. 11. Consolidation of agricultural marketing schemes.

    9. 12. Validation of Apple and Pear Development Council orders.

  5. Compensation to tenants for milk quotas

    1. 13. Compensation to outgoing tenants for milk quota.

    2. 14. Compensation to outgoing tenants for milk quota: Scotland.

    3. 15. Rent arbitrations: milk quotas.

    4. 16. Rent arbitrations: milk quotas, Scotland.

  6. Conservation

    1. 17. Duty to balance interests in exercise of agricultural functions.

    2. 18. Designation and management of environmentally sensitive areas.

    3. 19. Supplementary provisions regarding agreements under s.18(3) in Scotland.

    4. 20. EEC farm grants relating to areas of special scientific interest or National Parks etc.

    5. 21.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  7. Farm grants

    1. 22. Farm capital grants: ancillary businesses etc.

  8. Supplemental

    1. 23. Financial provisions.

    2. 23A.In this Act— “ the 1886 Act ” means the...

    3. 24. Short title, commencement, consequential amendments, repeals and extent.

  9. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Tenants’ Compensation for Milk Quota

      1. Part I Right to Compensation

        1. Tenants’ rights to compensation

          1. 1.(1) Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule, where...

        2. Succession on death or retirement of tenant

          1. 2.(1) This paragraph applies where on the termination of the...

        3. Assignments

          1. 3.Where the tenancy of any land has been assigned after...

        4. Sub-tenancies

          1. 4.Where the sub-tenancy of any land terminates after 2nd April...

      2. Part II Amount of Compensation Payable

        1. Calculation of payment

          1. 5.(1) The amount of the payment to which the tenant...

        2. “Standard quota”

          1. 6.(1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph the...

        3. “Tenant’s fraction”

          1. 7.(1) For the purposes of this Schedule “the tenant’s fraction”...

        4. “Relevant period”

          1. 8.In this Schedule “the relevant period” means—

        5. Valuation of milk quota

          1. 9.The value of milk quota to be taken into account...

      3. Part III Supplemental Provisions

        1. Determination of standard quota and tenant’s fraction before end of tenancy

          1. 10.(1) Where, on the termination of a tenancy of any...

        2. Settlement of tenant’s claim on termination of tenancy

          1. 11.(1) Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, any claim...

        3. Enforcement

          1. 12.Section 85 of the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 (enforcement) and...

        4. Termination of tenancy of part of tenanted land

          1. 13.References in this Schedule to the termination of a tenancy...

        5. Severing of reversionary estate

          1. 14.(1) Where the reversionary estate in the land is for...

        6. Powers of limited owners

          1. 15.Notwithstanding that a landlord of any land is not the...

        7. Notices

          1. 16.(1) Any notice under this Schedule shall be duly served...

        8. Crown land

          1. 17.(1) The provisions of this Schedule shall apply to land...

        9. Interpretation

          1. 18.(1) In this Schedule— “allocated quota” has the meaning given...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Tenants’ Compensation for Milk Quota: Scotland

      1. Interpretation

        1. 1.(1) In this Schedule, except where the context otherwise requires...

      2. Tenant’s right to compensation

        1. 2.(1) Subject to this Schedule, where, on the termination of...

      3. Succession to lease of tenancy

        1. 3.(1) This paragraph applies where a person (the successor) has...

      4. Sub-tenants

        1. 4.In the case of a tenancy which is sub-let, if...

      5. Calculation of payment

        1. 5.(1) The amount of the payment to which a tenant...

      6. Standard quota

        1. 6.(1) Subject to this paragraph, the “standard quota” for any...

      7. Tenant’s fraction

        1. 7.(1) For the purposes of this Schedule “the tenant’s fraction”...

      8. Relevant period

        1. 8.In this Schedule “the relevant period” means—

      9. Valuation of milk quota

        1. 9.The value of milk quota to be taken into account...

      10. Determination of standard quota and tenant’s fraction before end of lease

        1. 10.(1) Where it appears that on the termination of a...

      11. Settlement of tenant’s claim on termination of lease

        1. 11.(1) Subject to this paragraph, any claim arising under paragraph...

      12. Enforcement

        1. 12.Sections 65 and 75(1), (2), (4) and (6) of the...

      13. Powers of limited owners

        1. 13.Whatever his interest in the tenancy, the landlord may, for...

      14. Notices

        1. 14.(1) Any notice or other document required or authorised by...

      15. Crown land

        1. 15.(1) This Schedule shall apply to land belonging to Her...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Consequential Amendments

      1. 1.In section 2(15) of the Agricultural Marketing Act 1958 for...

      2. 2.In the Cereals Marketing Act 1965— (a) in section 1(5)...

      3. 3.In subsection (3) of section 43 of the Land Drainage...

      4. 4.In subsection (2) of section 41 of the Wildlife and...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Repeals

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