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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

Agriculture Act 1970 (c. 40)

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 It is not necessarily in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that any subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

There are effects on this legislation that have not yet been applied to SLD for the following years: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. See the Tables of Legislative effects and the Update status of legislation page on the SLD website.

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Agriculture Act 1970

1970 CHAPTER 40

Contents

Go to Preamble

  1. Part I

    1. 1—27... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  2. Part II

    Capital and other Grants

    1. 28. Interpretation of Part II

    2. 29. Farm capital grants

    3. 30.Supplementary provisions as to farm capital grants

    4. 31.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 32. Amendments as to grants in connection with alterations of farm structure

    6. 33. Miscellaneous amendments relating to amalgamations (E+W)

    7. 33. Miscellaneous amendments relating to amalgamations (S+N.I.)

    8. 34. New provision as to standard costs, etc. for certain grants

    9. 35.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    10. 36.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  3. Part III

    Smallholdings in England and Wales

    1. Preliminary

      1. 37. Interpretation of Part III

    2. Reorganisation of smallholdings

      1. 38. Smallholdings authorities

      2. 39. General aim of statutory smallholdings

      3. 40. Reorganisation of smallholdings estates

      4. 41. Approval by Minister of proposals for reorganisation

      5. 42. Subsequent reviews and proposals for further reorganisation

      6. 43. Submission and approval of proposals otherwise than in connection with reviews

    3. Management of smallholdings

      1. 44. Letting of smallholdings

      2. 45. Rent to be charged for smallholdings

      3. 46. Equipment of smallholdings

      4. 47. General powers of management

      5. 48. Acquisition of land for purposes of smallholdings

      6. 49. Surplus land held for purposes of smallholdings

    4. Financial aid for smallholdings

      1. 50. Grants in respect of certain amalgamations, etc

      2. 51. Increase of certain capital grants

      3. 52. Contributions under previous enactments

      4. 53. Loans and guarantees by smallholdings authorities

    5. Additional powers of Minister in relation to smallholdings

      1. 54. Land held by Minister for purposes of smallholdings

      2. 55. Acquisition of land by Minister for purposes of smallholdings

      3. 56. Default powers of Minister

    6. General and supplementary provisions

      1. 57.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 58. Accounts and records of smallholdings authorities

      3. 59. Annual reports

      4. 60. Cottage holdings

      5. 61. Special classes of land

      6. 62. Provisions as to Wales (including Monmouth-shire)

      7. 63. Provisions as to regulations

      8. 64. Transitional provisions and amendments

      9. 65. Commencement and extent of Part III

  4. Part IV

    Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs

    1. Preliminary

      1. 66. Interpretation of Part IV

      2. 67. Enforcement authorities and appointment of inspectors and analysts

    2. Obligations relating to material sold and prepared for sale

      1. 68. Duty of seller to give statutory statement

      2. 69. Marking of material prepared for sale

      3. 70. Use of names or expressions with prescribed meanings

      4. 71. Particulars to be given of certain attributes if claimed to be present

      5. 72. Warranty of fitness of feeding stuff

      6. 73. Deleterious ingredients in feeding stuff

      7. 73A.

      8. 74. Limits of variation

      9. 74A.

    3. Sampling and analysis

      1. 75. Purchaser’s right to have sample taken and analysed

      2. 76. Inspector’s power to enter premises and take samples

      3. 77. Division of samples and analysis by agricultural analyst

      4. 78. Further analysis by Government Chemist

      5. 79. Supplementary provisions relating to samples and analysis

    4. Prosecutions under Part IV

      1. 80. Institution of prosecutions

      2. 81. Offences due to fault of other person

      3. 82. Defence of mistake, accident, etc

    5. Supplementary provisions

      1. 83. Exercise of powers by inspectors

      2. 84. Regulations

      3. 85. Exemption for certain sales

      4. 86. Modifications of Part IV in application to Northern Ireland

      5. 87. Commencement of Part IV, savings and amendments

  5. Part V

    1. 88—91... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  6. Part VI

    Flood Warning Systems in Scotland

    1. 92. Provision of flood warning systems

    2. 93.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 94. Arrangements with other bodies

    4. 95, 96... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 97.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6. 98. Extent of Part VI

  7. Part VII

    Miscellaneous provisions

    1. 99. Agricultural tied cottages

    2. 100.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 101.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 102. Registration of notices relating to conditions applied to Scottish cottages under Hill Farming Act 1946 s. 10

    5. 103.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6. 104.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    7. 105. Amendments of Diseases of Animals Act 1950

    8. 106. Eradication of brucellosis

    9. 107.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    10. 108.Corn returns

    11. 109.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  8. Part VIII

    General

    1. 110. Offences by bodies corporate

    2. 111. Expenses and receipts

    3. 112.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 113. Short title, construction of references and repeals

  9. SCHEDULE 1

  10. SCHEDULE 2

    S. 26 of Agriculture Act 1967 as amended

  11. SCHEDULE 3

    Transitional Provisions for Part III

  12. SCHEDULE 4

    Enactments amended

  13. SCHEDULE 5

An Act to make provision with respect to agriculture and related matters and with respect to flood warning systems; and to amend the Diseases of Animals Act 1950.

[29th May 1970]

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Act extended (1.11.1991) by S.I. 1991/2197, reg.11 (with reg. 1(2)(3)).

C2Certain provisions in Act applied (N.I.) (18.5.1992) by S.R. 1992/187, reg.11 (with reg. 1(2)).

C3Certain provisions in Act applied (N.I.) (27.7.1992) by S.R. 1992/270, reg.23 (with reg. 22).

C4Act (except s. 53): Functions transferred (W.) (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1

Extent Information

E1Pt. III extends to England and Wales only see s. 65; Pt. VI extends to Scotland only see s. 98

Commencement Information

I1Act partly in force at Royal Assent; Act wholly in force at 1.1.1974

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