Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976

29 Agricultural dwelling-house advisory committees. E+W

(1) In the area of each agricultural wages committee established under the M1 Agricultural Wages Act 1948 there shall be one or more agricultural dwelling-house advisory committees (in this section called “committees”) to perform the functions given them under section 28 of this Act.

(2) An application under section 28 of this Act for advice may be made to the chairman of the agricultural wages committee for the area in question for the appointment or designation of a committee to give the advice.

(3) Each committee shall be appointed by the chairman of the agricultural wages committee, and he may include persons who are not members of the agricultural wages committee.

(4) If there is no chairman, or if the chairman is unable to act, a vice-chairman of the agricultural wages committee may act in his place under this section.

(5) Each committee shall be composed of an independent member, who is the chairman, a member representing employers and a member representing workers in agriculture.

(6) The chairman of the committee shall be appointed from a panel of persons approved by the Minister.

(7) All three members of a committee must be present at any meeting of the committee, and no meeting shall be held during a vacancy in the membership.

(8) In carrying out their functions under section 28 of this Act committees shall act in accordance with any directions, whether general or specific, given to them by the Minister.

(9) The Minister may, if he thinks fit, make regulations contained in a statutory instrument regulating the procedure and meetings of committees, and may from time to time give directions, whether specific or general, regarding their procedure.

(10) Subject to regulations, or any direction, under subsection (9) above the procedure of any committee shall be such as the chairman of that committee may direct.

(11) The Minister may appoint a secretary for a committee, and there shall be paid to the members of a committee, and to the person who appoints or designates a committee, such fees and allowances by way of compensation for expenses incurred and time lost by them in the performance of their duties as the Minister may sanction with the consent of [F1 the Treasury].

(12) The Minister may with the consent of [F1 the Treasury] make payments to persons other than members of a committee by way of fees or compensation for expenses incurred and time lost by them in or in connection with their giving, at the request of the committee, any advice or information.

(13) Payments made by the Minister under this section shall be defrayed out of money provided by Parliament.

(14) In this section “the Minister” means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words substituted by virtue of S.I. 1981/1670, arts. 2(2), 3(5)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Certain functions of Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food under s. 29 now exercisable (W.) by Secretary of State or Minister and Secretary of State jointly: S.I. 1978/272, art. 2, Sch. 1

C2 Ss. 29-31: certain functions transferred (27.12.1999) by S.I. 1999/3141, arts. 2(1)(5), 3, Sch.

Marginal Citations

M1 1948 c. 47.