SCHEDULE 4 Agricultural Holdings Act 1986: Resolution of Disputes by Third Party Determination

SCHEDULE 4 Agricultural Holdings Act 1986: Resolution of Disputes by Third Party Determination

Section 13

1

The Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 is amended as follows.

2

In section 2 (restriction on letting agricultural land for less than from year to year), after subsection (4) (determination of disputes arising as to the operation of the section in relation to any agreement to be by arbitration) insert—

“(5)     Notwithstanding subsection (4) above, the parties to the agreement may instead refer for third party determination under this Act the dispute that has arisen as to the operation of this section.â€

3

(1)     Section 6 (right to written tenancy agreement) is amended as follows.

(2)     After subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)     Where the landlord or tenant has the right under subsection (1) above to refer the terms of the tenancy to arbitration under this Act, the landlord and tenant may instead refer the terms of the tenancy for third party determination under this Act.â€

(3)     In subsection (2) (contents of arbitrator's award)—

(a)     in the opening words, after “arbitrator in his award†insert “or (as the case may be) the third party in his determinationâ€;

(b)     in paragraph (b), after “arbitrator†insert

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