{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/agricultural-holdings-act-1986/section-59",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/agricultural-holdings-act-1986/section-59.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1986/5",
  "legislation_title": "Agricultural Holdings Act 1986",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/agricultural-holdings-act-1986",
  "path": "section/59",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "59",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Part IV.",
  "text": "(1) In sections 36 to 48 above ...—\n“the date of death”,\n“the deceased”,\n“the holding”,\n“related holding”, and\n“the tenancy”,\nhave the meanings given by section 35(2) above; and in those sections “eligible person” has the meaning given by section 36(3) above.\n(2) In sections 49 to 58 above ...—\n“close relative” of the retiring tenant,\n“the holding”,\n“the nominated successor”,\n“related holding”,\n“the retirement date”,\n“the retirement notice”,\n“the retiring tenant”,\n“the retiring tenants”, and\n“the tenancy”,\nhave the meanings given by section 49(3) above; and in those sections “eligible person” has the meaning given by section 50(2) above.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 59(1) omitted (11.11.2020 for specified purposes, 1.9.2024 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of Agriculture Act 2020 (c. 21), s. 57(1)(b)(c)(2)(c)(3)(a), Sch. 3 para. 15(2); S.I. 2021/597, reg. 2(a) (with reg. 3); S.I. 2024/788, reg. 2(a) (with reg. 3) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2024/798, regs. 1(2)(b), 6(2))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 59(2) omitted (11.11.2020 for specified purposes, 1.9.2024 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of Agriculture Act 2020 (c. 21), s. 57(1)(b)(c)(2)(c)(3)(a), Sch. 3 para. 15(3); S.I. 2021/597, reg. 2(a) (with reg. 3); S.I. 2024/788, reg. 2(a) (with reg. 3) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2024/798, regs. 1(2)(b), 6(2))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/5/section/59",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:59:34.910760+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}