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The Agricultural Holdings (Fee) Regulations 1996

S.I. 1996/337 · Made 19 February 1996

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LANDLORD AND TENANT, ENGLAND AND WALES

Laid before Parliament in draft

Made 19th February 1996

Coming into force 1st March 1996

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in relation to England and the Secretary of State in relation to Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 22(4) and 96(1) of and paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 11 to the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986f1, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and both Houses of Parliament having approved a draft of the Regulations, hereby make the following Regulations:—

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Footnotes

f1

1986 c. 5; Section 96(1) of the Act defines the “Minister” and “prescribed”.

Contents

  1. 1Title and commencement
  2. 2Prescribed fee
  3. 3Revocation
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Title and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Agricultural Holdings (Fee) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st March 1996.

2Prescribed fee

The fee for an application to the President of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors—

(a)

for a person to be appointed by him under section 22(2) of the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986, or

(b)

for an arbitrator to be appointed by him under paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 11 to that Act

is hereby increased from £70 to £115.

3Revocation

The Agricultural Holdings (Fee) Regulations 1985f1 are hereby revoked.

Signature

Tim Boswell

Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

19th February 1996

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Wales

Gwilyn Jones

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Wales

15th February 1996

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations revoke the Agricultural Holdings (Fee) Regulations 1985 (S.I. 1985 No. 1967) which prescribed a fee of £70 for an application to the President of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors for a person to be appointed by him to make a record of the condition of an agricultural holding or for an arbitrator to be appointed by him under the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986.

These Regulations increase the prescribed fee to £115.

A compliance cost assessment relating to these Regulations has been placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament.