The Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 (Variation of Schedule 8) (England) Order 2015

Explanatory note

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This Order amends Part 1 of Schedule 8 to the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 as it applies to England.

Section 64 of the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 entitles the tenant of an agricultural holding, on termination of the tenancy and quitting of the holding, to compensation from the landlord for an improvement specified in Part 1 of Schedule 8 which the tenant has carried out on the holding.

Article 2 of this Order inserts new paragraphs into Schedule 8 to provide for compensation to be paid for improvements resulting from the application to the land of soil improvers, digestate, manure and fertiliser (with no limitation as to how those substances were acquired); and for improvements resulting from manure which is held in storage and has arisen from the consumption of corn (produced on the holding or not) or other feedingstuff not produced on the holding by livestock and members of the horse family on the holding.

Article 2 also amends existing paragraphs to make it clear that they now apply to Wales only.

A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business, the voluntary sector and the public sector is available from Sustainable and Competitive Farming Strategy, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London, SW1P 3JR and is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk .