# Agricultural Holdings Act 1986, Section 5: Restriction on agreements excluding effect of section 3.


(1) Except as provided in this section, section 3 above shall have effect notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary.
(2) Where before the grant of a tenancy of an agricultural holding for a term of not less than two, and not more than five, years—
(a) the persons who will be the landlord and the tenant in relation to the tenancy agree that section 3 above shall not apply to the tenancy, and
(b) those persons make a joint application in writing to the Minister for his approval of that agreement, and
(c) the Minister notifies them of his approval,
section 3 shall not apply to the tenancy if it satisfies the requirements of subsection (3) below.
(3) A tenancy satisfies the requirements of this subsection if the contract of tenancy is in writing and it, or a statement endorsed upon it, indicates (in whatever terms) that section 3 does not apply to the tenancy.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/5/section/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/agricultural-holdings-act-1986/section-5
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