SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3Agricultural tenancies

PART 1Amendments to the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986

Appointment of arbitrators etc

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1

Section 84 (arbitrations) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (2), for “the President of the RICS” substitute “ a professional authority ”.

3

After subsection (2) insert—

2A

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

4

In subsection (4)—

a

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

b

for “him”, in both places, substitute “ that authority ”.

5

For subsection (6) substitute—

6

In this section “professional authority” means—

a

the President of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors,

b

the President of the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers, or

c

the Chair of the Agricultural Law Association.

7

The appropriate authority may by regulations amend this section so as to—

a

include a person in, or remove a person from, the definition of “professional authority”;

b

reflect changes in the name or internal organisation of any body mentioned in that definition.

8

In subsection (7) “appropriate authority” means—

a

the Secretary of State, in relation to England, and

b

the Welsh Ministers, in relation to Wales.