7 Freedom of cropping and disposal of produce
Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 (1991 c 55) | Legislation

7  Freedom of cropping and disposal of produce

(1)     Subject to subsections (2) and (5) below, the tenant of an agricultural holding shall, notwithstanding any custom of the country or the provisions of any lease or of any agreement respecting the disposal of crops or the method of cropping of arable lands, have full right, without incurring any penalty, forfeiture or liability,—

(a)     to dispose of the produce of the holding, other than manure produced thereon;

(b)     to practise any system of cropping of the arable land on the holding.

(2)     Subsection (1) above shall not have effect unless, before exercising his rights thereunder or as soon as is practicable after exercising them, the tenant makes suitable and adequate provision—

(a)     in the case of an exercise of the right to dispose of crops, to return to the holding the full equivalent manurial value to

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