Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003 — Scotland law | Esheria

Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003

This Act creates and regulates several kinds of Scottish agricultural tenancies, sets when older 1991 Act rules do or do not apply, and sets rules for termination, assignation, rent review, improvements, and fixed equipment.

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Jurisdiction
Scotland
Instrument
Act or statute
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
en
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Land Court procedure agricultural holdings assignation commencement compensation fixed equipment land resumption land sale landlord and tenant obligations lease obligations lease termination lease variation property transfer regulatory amendments rent review statutory interpretation tenancies tenancy compensation tenant registration tenant rights

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About this statute

This Act creates and regulates several kinds of Scottish agricultural tenancies, sets when older 1991 Act rules do or do not apply, and sets rules for termination, assignation, rent review, improvements, and fixed equipment. This provision sets rules for fixed equipment in agricultural leases, notices for land resumption, irritancy, succession transfers, and tenant registration of an interest in acquiring land. A tenant may buy land after an order for sale, but must give notice and make the offer, and the seller must provide title documents. This provision amends Scottish agricultural tenancy law to adjust compensation, Land Court powers, rent withholding, lease assignment, and dispute-resolution rules. This part defines key tenancy terms, says the Act can be cited by its short title, binds the Crown, and lets the Scottish Ministers appoint commencement dates by order.