{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/agricultural-tenancies-act-1995/section-12",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/agricultural-tenancies-act-1995/section-12.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1995/8",
  "legislation_title": "Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/agricultural-tenancies-act-1995",
  "path": "section/12",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Appointment of arbitrator.",
  "text": "(1) Where a statutory review notice has been given in relation to a farm business tenancy, but—\n(a) no arbitrator has been appointed under an agreement made since the notice was given, and\n(b) no person has been appointed under such an agreement to determine the question of the rent (otherwise than as arbitrator) on a basis agreed by the parties,\neither party may, at any time during the period of six months ending with the review date, apply to a professional authority for the appointment of an arbitrator by that authority.\n(2) A party may not make an application to a professional authority under subsection (1) in any case if the other party has already made an application to a professional authority under that subsection in that case.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 12 renumbered as s. 12(1) (11.11.2020 for specified purposes, 11.1.2021 in so far as not already in force) by Agriculture Act 2020 (c. 21), s. 57(1)(b)(c)(6), Sch. 3 para. 23(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 12(1) substituted (11.11.2020 for specified purposes, 11.1.2021 in so far as not already in force) by Agriculture Act 2020 (c. 21), s. 57(1)(b)(c)(6), Sch. 3 para. 23(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "S. 12(2) inserted (11.11.2020 for specified purposes, 11.1.2021 in so far as not already in force) by Agriculture Act 2020 (c. 21), s. 57(1)(b)(c)(6), Sch. 3 para. 23(4)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/8/section/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:33:20.063625+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."
}