SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3Agricultural tenancies

PART 1Amendments to the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986

Appointment of arbitrators etc

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1

Section 22 (rights to require certain records to be made) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (2), for the words from “in default” to “so appointed” substitute “ by the landlord and tenant (“the parties”) or, in default of agreement between the parties, by a person appointed by a professional authority on the application of either of them; and any person appointed by a professional authority ”.

3

After subsection (2) insert—

2A

A party may not make an application to a professional authority under subsection (2) in any case if the other party has already made an application to a professional authority under that subsection in that case.

4

In subsection (4)—

a

for “the President” substitute “ a professional authority ”;

b

for “him” substitute “ that authority ”.

5

In subsection (5)—

a

for the first “the President” substitute “ a professional authority ”;

b

for the second “the President” substitute “ that authority ”.

6

After subsection (5) insert—

6

In this section “professional authority” has the same meaning as in section 84.