# Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949 (repealed 25.9.1991), Section 37: Right of tenant to compensation for old improvements.

Extent: S

(1) The tenant shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, be entitled, at the termination of the tenancy, on quitting the the holding, to obtain from the landlord compensation for an old improvement carried out by the tenant:
Provided that where the lease was entered into before the first day of January, nineteen hundred and twenty-one, the tenant shall not be entitled to compensation under this section for an improvement which he was required to carry out by the terms of his tenancy.
(2) Nothing in this section shall prejudice the right of a tenant to claim any compensation to which he may be entitled under custom, agreement or otherwise, in lieu of any compensation provided by this section.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/12-13-14/75/section/37 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/agricultural-holdings-scotland-act-1949-repealed-2591991/section-37
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