Agriculture Act 1970 (Version in vigour from 2021-04-01 to )

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Agriculture Act 1970
Part I

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Part II: Capital and other Grants

28: Interpretation of Part II.

29: Farm capital grants.

30: Supplementary provisions as to farm capital grants.

31: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
32: Amendments as to grants in connection with alterations of farm structure.

33: Miscellaneous amendments relating to amalgamations.

34: New provision as to standard costs, etc. for certain grants.
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Part III: Smallholdings in England and Wales

Preliminary

37: Interpretation of Part III.

Reorganisation of smallholdings

38: Smallholdings authorities.: The following councils shall be smallholdings authorities, that is to say—
39: General aim of statutory smallholdings.
40: Reorganisation of smallholdings estates.
41: Approval by Minister of proposals for reorganisation.
42: Subsequent reviews and proposals for further reorganisation.
43: Submission and approval of proposals otherwise than in connection with reviews.

Management of smallholdings

44: Letting of smallholdings.
45: Rent to be charged for smallholdings.
46: Equipment of smallholdings.
47: General powers of management.
48: Acquisition of land for purposes of smallholdings.
49: Surplus land held for purposes of smallholdings.

Financial aid for smallholdings

50: Grants in respect of certain amalgamations, etc.: Any scheme under section 26 of the Agriculture Act 1967 as amended by Part II of this Act which makes provision for grants to smallholdings authorities . . . in connection with the carrying out of transactions to give effect to proposals approved and for the time being in force under sections 40 to 43 of this Act and which provides that this section is to have effect in relation to the scheme shall provide for such grants to be payable only in such cases as the Minister may, with the approval of the Treasury, determine; and no such grant shall be made under that scheme to a smallholdings authority . . . in connection with any particular transaction unless an application for the making of the grant has been made by the authority in accordance with the scheme before the end of 1975; but—
51: Increase of certain capital grants.
52: Contributions under previous enactments.
53: Loans and guarantees by smallholdings authorities.

Additional powers of Minister in relation to smallholdings

54: Land held by Minister for purposes of smallholdings.
55: Acquisition of land by Minister for purposes of smallholdings.
56: Default powers of Minister.

General and supplementary provisions

57: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
58: Accounts and records of smallholdings authorities.
59: Annual reports.
60: Cottage holdings.
61: Special classes of land.
62: Provisions as to Wales (including Monmouth-shire).
63: Provisions as to regulations.
64: Transitional provisions and amendments.
65: Commencement and extent of Part III.

Part IV: Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs

Preliminary

66: Interpretation of Part IV.
67: Enforcement authorities and appointment of inspectors and analysts.
67A: Enforcement authorities and appointment of inspectors and analysts in Scotland

Obligations relating to material sold and prepared for sale.

68: Duty of seller to give statutory statement.
69: Marking of material prepared for sale.
70: Use of names or expressions with prescribed meanings.
71: Particulars to be given of certain attributes if claimed to be present.
72: Warranty of fitness of feeding stuff.
72A: Delegation by Food Standards Scotland
73: Deleterious ingredients in feeding stuff.
73A
74: Limits of variation.
74A

Sampling and analysis

75: Purchaser’s right to have sample taken and analysed.
76: Inspector’s power to enter premises and take samples.
77: Division of samples and analysis by agricultural analyst.
78: Further analysis by Government Chemist.
79: Supplementary provisions relating to samples and analysis.

Prosecutions under Part IV

80: Institution of prosecutions.
81: Offences due to fault of other person.
82: Defence of mistake, accident, etc.

Supplementary provisions

83: Exercise of powers by inspectors.
84: Regulations.
85: Exemption for certain sales.: This Part of this Act shall not apply—
86: Modifications of Part IV in application to Northern Ireland.
87: Commencement of Part IV, savings and amendments.

Part V

88: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Part VI: Flood Warning Systems in Scotland

92: Provision of flood warning systems.
93: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
94: Arrangements with other bodies.
95: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
97: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
98: Extent of Part VI.

Part VII: Miscellaneous provisions

99: Agricultural tied cottages.

100: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
101: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
102: Registration of notices relating to conditions applied to Scottish cottages under Hill Farming Act 1946 s. 10.
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104: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
105: Amendments of Diseases of Animals Act 1950.

106: Eradication of brucellosis.

107: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
108: Corn returns.
109: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Part VIII: General

110: Offences by bodies corporate.

111: Expenses and receipts.

112: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
113: Short title, construction of references and repeals.

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1
SCHEDULE 2 Section 32(8).
S. 26 of Agriculture Act 1967 as amended

SCHEDULE 3 Section 64(1).
Transitional Provisions for Part III

SCHEDULE 4 Section 64(2).
Enactments amended
SCHEDULE 5

Agriculture Act 1970

1970 c. 40

An Act to make provision with respect to agriculture and related matters and with respect to flood warning systems; and to amend the Diseases of Animals Act 1950.

[29th May 1970]

Part I

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