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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1908 (c.36)

This version of this statute is extracted from the UK Statute Law Database (SLD). It is not necessarily in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that any subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

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Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1908

1908 CHAPTER 36 8_Edw_7

Contents

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  1. Part I

    Small Holdings

    1. 1–22.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  2. Part II

    Allotments

    1. Provision of Allotments

      1. 23. Duty of certain councils to provide allotments

      2. 24.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. Powers of Councils in relation to the provision of Allotments

      1. 25. Acquisition of land for purpose of Act

      2. 26. Improvement and adaptation of land for allotments

      3. 27. Provisions as to letting of allotments

      4. 28. Rules as to letting allotments

      5. 29. Management of allotments

      6. 30. Recovery of rent and possession of allotments

      7. 31.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      8. 32. Sale of superfluous or unsuitable land

      9. 33. Transfer of allotments to borough, district and parish councils

    3. Supplemental

      1. 34. Power to make scheme for provision of common pasture

      2. 35. Use of schoolroom free of charge

      3. 36.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 37.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  3. Part III

    General

    1. Acquisition of Land

      1. 38. Purchase of land by agreement

      2. 39. Procedure for compulsory acquisition of land

      3. 40.†Powers of certain limited owners to sell and lease land for small holdings or allotments

      4. 41. Restrictions on the acquisition of land

      5. 42. Grazing rights, &c., to be attached to small holdings or allotments

      6. 43. Compensation for loss of employment by labourers

    2. Provisions affecting Land acquired

      1. 44. Power of council to renew tenancy of land compulsorily hired

      2. 45. Interchange of land for small holdings and allotments

      3. 46. Power to resume possession of land hired compulsorily

      4. 47. Compensation for improvements

      5. 48. Provisions as to glebe lands

    3. Co-Societies, &c. Societies,&

      1. 49. Co-operative societies, &c

    4. Small Holdings and Allotments Committees

      1. 50.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. Expenses and Borrowing

      1. 51.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 52. Borrowing powers and expenses

      3. 53. Expenses and borrowing

      4. 54.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6. Supplemental

      1. 55, 56... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 57. Local inquiries

      3. 58. Arbitrations and valuations

      4. 59.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 60.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 61. Interpretation

      7. 62.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      8. 63.†Short title, commencement and extent

  4. FIRST SCHEDULE

  5. SECOND SCHEDULE

    Improvements referred to in Section Forty-seven

  6. THIRD SCHEDULE

An Act to consolidate the enactments with respect to smal holdings and allotments in England and Wales.

[1st August 1908]

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Act repealed as to small holdings by Agriculture Act 1947 (c. 48), s. 67(2) and Agriculture Act 1970 (c. 40), s. 65(1), Sch. 5 Pt. III

C2Act applied with modification by Agricultural Land (Utilisation) Act 1931 (c. 41); s. 12(1); restricted by Allotments Act 1950 (c. 31), s. 9

C3Certain provisions of this Act as to compensation excluded by Opencast Coal Act 1958 (c. 69), s. 41, Sch. 8 para. 3(1)

C4Functions of Board (Board of Agriculture and Fisheries) now exercisable by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Act 1919 (c. 91), s. 1(1) and S.I. 1955/554 (1955 I, p. 1200)

C5Functions of Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food as to allotments now exercisable by Secretary of State: S.I. 1965/143, 1967/156 and 1970/1681

C6Functions of Local Government Board under this Act now exercisable by Secretary of State: Ministry of Health Act 1919 (c. 21), s. 3(1)(a), S.I. 1951/753, 1900 (1951 I, pp. 1354, 1347), 1965/319 and 1970/1681

C7Functions of Ecclesiastical Commissioners now exercisable by Church Commissioners: Church Commissioners Measures 1947 (No. 2), s. 2

C8Words of enactment omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), s. 3

C9Certain functions of Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food transferred by S.I. 1978/272, art. 2

Functions of a Minister of the Crown transferred to the National Assembly for Wales (W.) (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1

Commencement Information

I1Act wholly in force at 1.1.1909 by s. 63(2)

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