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PRELIMINARY
Citation and interpretation
1. (1) These Rules may be cited as the Agricultural Land Tribunals Rules 1978.
(2) In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires -
"the 1948 Act" means the Agricultural Holdings Act 1948;
"the 1977 Act" means the Agricultural Holdings (Notices to Quit) Act 1977 [1977 c.12];
"chairman" means the chairman of the tribunal or a person nominated under paragraph 16(1)(a) or appointed under paragraph 16A of the Ninth Schedule to the Agriculture Act 1947 to act as chairman;
"drainage case" means proceedings on an application under section 40 or 41 of the Land Drainage Act 1976 [1976 c.70];
"secretary" means the secretary of the tribunal;
"tribunal" means the Agricultural Land Tribunal for the area in which the agricultural holding which is the subject of an application, or the greater part of that holding, is situate.
(3) A form referred to by number means the form so numbered in the Appendix to these Rules, or a form substantially to the like effect, with such variations as the circumstances may require.
(4) Any reference in these Rules to any rule or enactment shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to that rule or enactment as amended, extended or applied by any other rule or enactment.
(5) Expressions defined in or used for the purposes of the 1977 Act have the same meaning in these Rules.
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