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The Agricultural Land Tribunals (Succession) Rules 1984
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  Agricultural Land Tribunal (Rules) Order 1978 SI 1978/259
  Agricultural Land Tribunals (Succession to Agricultural Tenancies) Order 1984 SI 1984/1301.

(SI 1984 No. 1301)

Note: The Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 consolidated certain enactments relating to agricultural holdings. Hence, references in these rules to "the 1976 Act" and "the 1984 Act" should be read as references to the relevant sections of the 1986 Act.

Citation, commencement
Rules of procedure
Variation of the Agricultural Land Tribunals (Rules) Order 1978
Revocation

ARRANGEMENT OF RULES

PART I   Preliminary
    1.Citation and interpretation.
     
PART II   Application for Succession on Death of Tenant under Part II of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976
2. Interpretation of Part II.
   

Forms of Application and Reply
3. Application by eligible person or by person wishing to be treated as eligible person.
4. Landlord's application for consent to operation of notice to quit.
5. Notice of application.
6. Landlord's reply.
7. Applicant's reply to landlord's application.
8. Applicant's reply to other applications under rule 3(1).

    Parties etc
9. Applications to be heard together, and parties.
    General provisions as to Applications and Replies
10. Service of documents by secretary.
11. Application of principal rules relating to applications and replies.
    Hearings
12. Date and place of hearing.
13. Duty to adjourn part of hearing.
14. Application of principal rules relating to preparation of hearing and to hearing.
    Further Provisions Relating to Hearings
Rule
15. Sanctions for failure to reply.
16. Procedure at hearing in case of sole applicant.
17. Procedure at hearing in case of multiple applicants where designation is claimed.
18. Procedure at hearing in case of multiple applicants where designation is not claimed.
19. Further provisions relating to notice to quit.
20. Application of principal rules relating to evidence, decisions, etc.
21. Postponement of operation of notice to quit or direction.
     
PART III   Application for Succession by Person Nominated by Retiring Tenant under Schedule 2 to The Agricultural Holdings Act 1984
22. Interpretation of Part III.
   

Form of Application and Reply
23. Application by a nominated successor.
24. Notice of application.
25. Landlord's reply.
    Parties
26. Parties.
    General Provisions as to Applications and Replies
27. Service of documents by secretary.
28. Application of principal rules relating to applications and replies.
    Hearings
29. Date and place of hearing.
30. Application of principal rules relating to preparation of hearing and to hearing.
    Further Provisions Relating to Hearing
31. Sanctions for failure to reply.
32. Procedure at hearing.
33. Application of principal rules relating to evidence, decisions, etc.
34. Postponement of operation of direction.

 

S T A T U T O R Y   I N S T R U M E N T S

1984 No 1301

AGRICULTURE

The Agricultural Land Tribunals (Succession to Agricultural Tenancies) Order 1984

Made 26th July 1984
Laid before Parliament 16th August 1984
Coming into Operation 12th September 1984

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 73(3) and (4) and 108(3) of the Agriculture Act 1947 [1947 c.48; section 73(3) and (4) was amended by the Agriculture Act 1958 (c.71), Schedule 1, paragraph 3], after consultation with the Council on Tribunals as required by section 10 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971 [1971 c.62], hereby makes the following Order:-

Citation and commencement
    1. This Order may be cited as the Agricultural Land Tribunals (Succession to Agricultural Tenancies) Order 1984 and shall come into operation on 12 th September 1984.

Rules of procedure
    2. The rules set out in the Schedule to this Order shall apply to any proceedings before Agricultural Land Tribunals arising from any application made after the commencement of this Order under Part II of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 [1976 c.55; Part II of the Act was amended by the Agricultural Holdings Act 1984 (c.41), section 3 and Schedule 1] or under Schedule 2 to the Agricultural Holdings Act 1984 [1984 c.41].

Variation of the Agricultural Land Tribunals (Rules) Order 1978
    3. The Agricultural Land Tribunals (Rules) Order 1978 [SI 1978/259] shall be varied by inserting at the end of article 2 thereof (rules of procedure) the words "or under Schedule 2 to the Agricultural Holdings Act 1984".

Revocation
    4. The Agricultural Land Tribunals (Succession to Agricultural Tenancies) Order 1976 [SI 1976/2183, amended by SI 1978/259] is hereby revoked except to such extent as may be necessary for the disposal of an application pending at the commencement of this Order.

Hailsham of St Marylebone, C.

Dated 26th July 1984

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