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Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968 (c. 34)

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Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968

1968 CHAPTER 34

Contents

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  1. Part I

    WELFARE OF LIVESTOCK

    1. 1. Prevention of unnecessary pain and distress for livestock

    2. 2. Regulations with respect to the welfare of livestock

    3. 3. Codes of recommendations for the welfare of livestock

    4. 4. Expenditure on free advice on the welfare of livestock

    5. 5. Extension of classes of operations in which anaesthetics must be used

    6. 6. Powers of entry, etc

    7. 7. Punishment of offences under Part I

    8. 8. Interpretation etc. of Part I

  2. [ F1Part II

    ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS TO TENANT FARMERS

    1. 9.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 10.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 11.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 12. Additional payments in consequence of compulsory acquisition etc. of agricultural holdings

    5. 13. Provisions supplementary to s. 12 in England and Wales

    6. 14.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    7. 15. Effect of early resumption clauses on compensation

    8. 16.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    9. 17. Interpretation etc. of Part II

  3. Part III

    1. 18–20.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  4. Part IV

    1. 21–37.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  5. Part V

    Miscellaneous and General

    1. Payments in respect of bacon, break crops and water supply

      1. 38–40.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 41. Grants towards cost of water supply to agricultural buildings

    2. Miscellaneous

      1. 42. Compensation in connection with compulsory acquisition etc. of agricultural holdings

      2. 43.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 44. Extension of Agricultural and Forestry Associations Act 1962

      4. 45.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 46. Further functions of agricultural wages committees

      6. 47. Further exemptions of transfers of land from control of Rural Development Boards

      7. 48. Extension of s. 3 of Parks Regulation (Amendment) Act 1926

      8. 49.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. Supplemental

      1. 50. Interpretation etc.—general

      2. 51. Orders, regulations and schemes

      3. 52. Repeals

      4. 53. Financial provisions

      5. 54. Short title, commencement and extent, etc

  6. SCHEDULES 1, 2

  7. SCHEDULE 3

    SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS WITH RESPECT TO PAYMENTS UNDER s. 12(1) in ENGLAND AND WALES

  8. SCHEDULE 4 . . .

  9. SCHEDULE 5 . . .

  10. SCHEDULE 6

  11. SCHEDULE 7

  12. SCHEDULE 8

    REPEALS

An Act to make further provision with respect to the welfare of livestock; to provide for additional payments for certain tenants of agricultural holdings who receive compensation for disturbance in respect of their holdings or whose land is acquired or taken possession of compulsorily or whose landlords resume possession of the land for non-agricultural purposes; to make further provision with respect to the termination of tenancies of agricultural holdings in Scotland acquired by succession; to make further provision for England and Wales with respect to drainage charges, drainage rates and grants and advances to drainage authorities; to provide for payments in respect of bacon and grants in respect of break crops and the supply of water to certain buildings; to make further provision with respect to the compensation of tenants of agricultural holdings whose land is acquired or taken possession of compulsorily; to amend section 3 of the Parks Regulation (Amendment) Act 1926, the Agricultural Wages Act 1948 and the Agricultural Wages (Scotland) Act 1949, the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1956 in its application to agricultural marketing boards, section 53(2) of the Agricultural Marketing Act 1958, section 1 of the Agricultural and Forestry Associations Act 1962, the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 and section 49 of the Agriculture Act 1967; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.

[3rd July 1968]

Annotations:

Commencement Information

I1Act not in force at Royal Assent; Act wholly in force at 3.9.1968 see s. 54(2).