Counter-Inflation (Agricultural Rents) Order 1972
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1972/1849 |
| Year | 1972 |
1972 No. 1849
COUNTER-INFLATION
The Counter-Inflation (Agricultural Rents) Order 19721stDecember 1972
1stDecember 1972
1stDecember 1972
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (in relation to England and Wales) and the Secretary of State for Scotland (in relation to Scotland), in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 2(4) and 10(2) of, and paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 of the Schedule to, the Counter-Inflation (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972(a) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following order:—
Citation and commencement
1. This order may be cited as the Counter-Inflation (Agricultural Rents) Order 1972 and shall come into operation on 1st December 1972.
Interpretation
2.—(1) The Interpretation Act 1889(b) shall apply for the Interpretation of this order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
(2) In this order, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions shall have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them:—
" Act of 1948 " means the Agricultural Holdings Act 1948(c) ;
" Act of 1949 " means the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949(d) ;
" Act of 1972 " means the Counter-Inflation (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972 ;
" agricultural ", " agricultural holding " and " agriculture " have the meaning respectively assigned to each of those expressions, as respects England and Wales, in section 94(1) of the Act of 1948 and, as respects Scotland, in section 93(1) of the Act of 1949 ;
" agricultural land " has the meaning assigned to that expression, as respects England and Wales, in section 1(2) of the Act of 1948 and, as respects Scotland, in section 1(2) of the Act of 1949 ;
" agricultural tenancy " means—
(a) as respects England and Wales—
(i) any tenancy under a contract of tenancy of an agricultural holding ;
(ii) any other tenancy of agricultural land of a kind not making the tenant thereunder a tenant as defined in section 94(1) of the Act of 1948 ; and
(a) 1972 c. 74.
(b) 1889 c. 63.
(c) 1948 c. 63.
(d) 1949 c. 75.
(b) as respects Scotland—
(i) any tenancy under a lease of an agricultural holding ;
(ii) any other tenancy of agricultural land of a kind not making the tenant thereunder a tenant as defined in section 93(1) of the Act of 1949 ;
" contract of tenancy " has the meaning assigned to that expression in section 94(1) of the Act of 1948 ;
" lease " has the meaning assigned to that expression in section 93(1) of the Act of 1949 ;
" standstill period " means that part of the period during which section 2 of the Act of 1972 is in force occurring after the coming into operation of this order.
(3) In this order, unless the context otherwise requires, references to any enactment shall be construed as references to that enactment as amended, extended or applied by or under any other enactment.
(4) Any reference in this order to a numbered article is a reference to the article bearing that number in this order.
Prevention of rent increases
3. Subject as hereinafter provided, notwithstanding any agreement (whether pursuant to the terms of an agricultural tenancy or otherwise) or any determination in pursuance, as respects England and Wales, of a reference under section 8 of the Act of 1948 and, as respects Scotland, of a reference under section 7 of the Act of 1949 or an application under section 6 of the Crofters Holdings (Scotland) Act 1886(a) or section 5 of the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1955(b), with respect to the...
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