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Hill Farming Act 1946

9 & 10 Geo. 6 c. 73 · Enacted 6 November 1946 · Extends to United Kingdom

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s. 19(2)words repealedCriminal Justice Act 2003 Sch. 37 Pt. 9
s. 19(3)words repealedCriminal Justice Act 2003 Sch. 37 Pt. 9

An Act to make provision for promoting the rehabilitation of hill farming land; for the payment of subsidies in respect of hill sheep and hill cattle; for controlling the keeping of rams and ram lambs; for regulating the burning of heather and grass; for amending the law as to the valuation of sheep stocks in Scotland; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.

[6th November 1946] I1C1C2C3

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Modifications

C1

Act amended with the substitution for references to hill farming land and hill farming purposes of references to livestock rearing land and livestock rearing purposes and for references to hill farming land improvement schemes of references to livestock rearing land improvement schemes by Livestock Rearing Act 1951 (c. 18), ss. 1(2)(b)

C2

Words of enactment omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), s. 3

C3

Certain functions of Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food transferred by S.I. 1978/272, art. 2

Act (except s. 32(4)): Functions of a Minister of the Crown transferred to the National Assembly for Wales (W.) (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1

Commencement

I1

Act wholly in force at Royal Assent.

Contents

  1. Rehabilitation of Hill Farming Land
  2. 1Grants under schemes for improvement of hill farming land.
  3. 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  4. 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  5. 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  6. 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  7. 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  8. 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  9. 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  10. 9Operation of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act, 1949, in relation to improvement schemes.
  11. 10Attachment of conditions as to letting, etc., of new and improved cottages. Repealed
  12. 11Provision as to application of capital for improvements to settled hill farming land.
  13. 12Improvements of hill farming land subject to rights of common.
  14. 13—17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  15. Control of Rams (England and Wales)
  16. 18Control of rams in England and Wales.
  17. 19Penalties for offences in connection with control of rams.
  18. Burning of Heather and Grass (England and Wales)
  19. 20Power to regulate heather and grass burning in England and Wales.
  20. 21Avoidance or relaxation of covenants against heather and grass burning in England and Wales.
  21. Muirburn (Scotland)
  22. 22Section 22 Repealed
  23. 23Muirburn season Repealed
  24. 23APower to vary permitted times for making muirburn Repealed
  25. 23BExtension of muirburn season under section 23A(1): further regulation Repealed
  26. 23CMuirburn licences Repealed
  27. 24Right of tenant to make muirburn notwithstanding terms of lease.
  28. 25Regulation of muirburn. Repealed
  29. 26Notice as to muirburn: general requirement Repealed
  30. 26AGiving of muirburn notices under section 24(2)
  31. 27Penalties etc. for offences as to muirburn. Repealed
  32. 27ACrown application: sections 24 and 26A
  33. Valuation of Sheep Stocks (Scotland)
  34. 28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  35. 29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  36. 30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  37. 31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  38. General
  39. 32Advisory committees. Repealed
  40. 33. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  41. 34Power to enter on and inspect land.
  42. 34AOffences by bodies corporate etc.
  43. 35Recovery of sums by Ministers.
  44. 36Expenses of, and disposal of sums accruing to Ministers.
  45. 37Provisions as to laying before Parliament of instruments made under this Act.
  46. 38Interpretation.
  47. 39Provisions as to Scotland.
  48. 40Application to Northern Ireland.
  49. 41Short title.
  50. Schedule FIRST: improvements which may be included in schemes for rehabilitation of hill farming land
  51. 1Paragraph 1
  52. 2Paragraph 2
  53. 3Paragraph 3
  54. 4Paragraph 4
  55. 5Paragraph 5
  56. 6Paragraph 6
  57. 7Paragraph 7
  58. 8Paragraph 8
  59. 9Paragraph 9
  60. 10Paragraph 10
  61. 11Paragraph 11
  62. 12Paragraph 12
  63. 13Paragraph 13
  64. 14Paragraph 14
  65. 15Paragraph 15
  66. 16Paragraph 16
  67. 17Paragraph 17
  68. 18Paragraph 18
  69. 19Paragraph 19
  70. 20Paragraph 20
  71. 21Paragraph 21
  72. 22Paragraph 22
  73. 23Paragraph 23
  74. Schedule SECOND: . . .
  75. Part I: . . .
  76. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  77. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  78. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  79. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  80. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  81. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  82. Part II: . . .
  83. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  84. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  85. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  86. III . . .Part III . . .
  87. Part . . .
  88. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  89. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  90. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  91. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  92. IVPart IV