Point in time view as at 01/04/2019.
Agriculture Act 1967, Cross Heading: Supplemental is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 05 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)In this Part of this Act, except where the context otherwise requires—
“amalgamation”, “boundary adjustment”, “commercial unit”, “intermediate unit” and “uncommercial unit” have the same meanings as in Part II of this Act;
[F1“the appropriate forestry authority” means the Forestry Commission in relation to England [F2, the Scottish Ministers in relation to] Scotland and the Natural Resources Body for Wales in relation to Wales;]
“prescribed”, in relation to the contents of a scheme, means prescribed by the scheme;
“woodland” includes all land used primarily for the growing of trees.
(2)For the purposes of this Part of this Act land in the area of a Rural Development Board shall be regarded as having been within that area from the date when the Board is established except that, if included by an order varying the Board’s area, it shall be regarded as being within that area from the date when that order takes effect.
(3)Section 107 of the M1Agriculture Act 1947 or, as the case may be, section 83 of the M2Agriculture (Scotland) Act 1948 (manner of service of notice) shall apply to notices required or authorised to be served by a Minister or a Rural Development Board under this Part of this Act.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 57(1) inserted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (No. 755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 86 (with Sch. 7)
F2Words in s. 57(1) substituted (S.) (1.4.2019) by The Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/125), regs. 1(2), 3(3) (and see also S.I. 2019/734, arts. 1, 6, Sch. para. 48)
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