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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

Agriculture (Scotland) Act 1948 (c.45)

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 It is not necessarily in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that any subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

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Agriculture (Scotland) Act 1948

1948 CHAPTER 45 11_and_12_Geo_6

Contents

Go to Preamble

  1. Part I

    Agricultural Holdings

    1. Compensation to tenant for improvements and to landlord for deterioration

      1. 1—4.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. Compensation for disturbance, and provisions as to notices to quit

      1. 5—7.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 8.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. Supplementary provisions as to compensation

      1. 9—10.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. Variation and ascertainment of terms of leases

      1. 11—16... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. General

      1. 17—24... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 25.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  2. Part II

    Good Estate Management and Good Husbandry

    1. 26. Duties of good estate management and good husbandry

    2. 27—34.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. Special directions to secure production

      1. 35. Special directions to secure production

      2. 36—38.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  3. Part III Control of Injurious Animals, Birds and Weeds

    1. Prevention of damage by injurious animals and birds

      1. 39. Control of injurious animals and birds

      2. 40. Prevention of escape of captive animals

      3. 41. Supplementary Provisions as to s. 39 and s. 40

      4. 42.Provision by Secretary of State of equipment and services for pest control

    2. 42A.Meaning of “animals” for purposes of section 40 to 42

    3. Prevention of Damage by Deer

      1. 43.

      2. 44—47.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. Amendments of Law relating to Killing of Hares and Rabbits

      1. 48. Amendment of 43 & 44 Vict. c. 47, s. 1

      2. 49. Provision as to use of poisonous substances

      3. 50. Prohibition of night shooting, and use of spring traps

      4. 50A. Open trapping of hares and rabbits

    5. Injurious Weeds

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

    6. Supplementary

      1. 52.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 53. Persons acting under this Part of this Act not required to obtain game licences

      3. 54. Interpretation of Part III

  4. Part IV Acquisition of Land

    1. General powers of acquisition and management of land by the Secretary of State

      1. 55.Powers of Secretary of State to acquire land by agreement

      2. 56. Acquisition by Secretary of State of land for research, experiment and demonstration

      3. 57. Acquisition of land by Secretary of State to ensure full and efficient use thereof

      4. 58.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 59. Transfer to Secretary of State of land vested in other government departments

      6. 60. Power of Secretary of State to appropriate land

      7. 61.Powers of management etc., of land acquired by Secretary of State

      8. 62.Repeal of 21 & 22 Geo. 5. c. 41, ss. 1 to 4

    2. Provisions as to compulsory acquisition of land

      1. 63. Procedure for compulsory purchase of land

  5. Part V

    Land Settlement

    1. Provision of holdings by the Secretary of State

      1. 64. Power of Secretary of State to provide and equip holdings

    2. Provisions as to loans

      1. 65. Loans to tenants of holdings

      2. 66.Recovery of loans in the event of failure of statutory successor

    3. Agriculture (Scotland) Fund

      1. 67. Winding-up of Agriculture (Scotland) Fund

  6. Part VI Administrative

    1. 68—69.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. The Land Court

      1. 70. Provisions as to the appointment of additional members of the LandCourt

      2. 71.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 72. Proceedings of the Land Court

    3. Agricultural Advisory Committees

      1. 73. Establishment and functions of Agricultural Advisory Committees

  7. Part VII General

    1. Minor Arterial Drainage

      1. 74.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. Provision of Goods and Services

      1. 75. Schemes for provision of agricultural goods and services

      2. 76. Provision of machinery for agricultural drainage works

      3. 77.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 78.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 79.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. Supplementary

      1. 80. Provisions as to representations

      2. 81. Expenses and receipts

      3. 82.Provisions as to entry and inspection

      4. 83. Service of notices

      5. 84. Nomination of arbiter in cases to which the Secretary of State is a party

      6. 85. Regulations and orders

      7. 86. Interpretation

      8. 87.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      9. 88.†Short title, commencement and extent

  8. FIRST SCHEDULE

  9. SECOND SCHEDULE

  10. THIRD SCHEDULE

    Provisions where permanent pasture directed to be ploughed up or other cultivations to be carried out

  11. FOURTH SCHEDULE.

    Matters for which provision is to made in written leases

  12. FIFTH SCHEDULE

    Rules of Good Estate Management

  13. SIXTH SCHEDULE

    Rules of Good Husbandry

  14. SEVENTH SCHEDULE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  15. EIGHTH SCHEDULE

  16. NINTH SCHEDULE

  17. TENTH SCHEDULE

An Act to amend the enactments relating to agricultural holdings in Scotland; to make further provision for the improvement and development of agriculture and the use of agricultural land in Scotland; to authorise the making of grants towards the provision of houses and buildings for landholders and cottars in the Highlands and Islands; to extend the time for making applications for assistance under the Housing (Agricultural Population) (Scotland) Act, 1938; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.

[13th July 1948]

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Certain functions of Secretary of State under this Act delegated to Agricultural Executive Committees by S.I. 1950/1552 (1950 I, p. 106)

C2Words of enactment omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), s. 3

C3Act excluded (25. 9. 1991) by Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 (c. 55), ss.35, 80, 89(2) (with ss. 45(3), 51(1), Sch. 12 para. 3)

Commencement Information

I1Act wholly in force at Royal Assent

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