Section 17 Making of record of condition, etc., of holding.

The landlord or the tenant of an agricultural holding may at any time during the tenancy, require the making of a record of the condition of the fixed equipment on, an( of the cultivation of, the holding; and the tenant may, at any time during the tenancy, require the making of a record of—

Any record under this section shall be made by a person to be appointed by the Secretary of State, and shall be in such form as may be prescribed.

The cost of making a record under this section shall, in default of agreement between the landlord and the tenant, be borne by them in equal shares.

Any record made under this section shall show any consideration or allowances which have been made by the landlord to the tenant or by the tenant to the landlord.

Subject to the provisions of section five of this Act, a record may, if the landlord or the tenant so requires, be made under this section relating to a part only of the holding or to the fixed equipment only.

Any question or difference between the landlord and the tenant arising out of the making of a record under this section shall, on the application of the landlord or the tenant, as the case may be, be referred to the Land Court, and the Land Court shall determine such question or difference accordingly.

The remuneration of the person appointed by the Secretary of State to make a record under this section shall be such amount as the Secretary of State may fix, and any other expenses of and incidental to the making of the record shall be subject to taxation by the auditor of the sheriff court, but that taxation shall be subject to review by the sheriff.

The remuneration of the person appointed by the Secretary of State to make a record under this section shall be recoverable by that person from either the landlord or the tenant, but any amount paid by either of those parties in respect of that remuneration, or of any other expenses of and incidental to the making of the record, in excess of the share payable by him as aforesaid of the cost of making the record shall be recoverable by him from the other party.