Sheep Stocks Valuation (Scotland) Act 1937
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1937 c. 34 |
| Year | 1937 |
Sheep Stocks Valuation (Scotland) Act, 1937
(1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6.) CHAPTER 34.
An Act to amend the law with respect to valuations of sheep stock in Scotland.
[10th June 1937]
Be it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
1 Awards as to value of sheep stock to give particulars.
(1) Where in pursuance of any lease of an agricultural holding whether entered into before or after the passing of this Act the tenant is required at the termination of the tenancy to leave the stock of sheep on the holding to be taken over by the landlord or the incoming tenant at a price or valuation to be fixed by arbitration, the arbiter shall in his award, show the basis of valuation of each class of stock and state separately any amounts included in respect of acclimatisation or hefting or of any other consideration or factor for which he has made special allowance.
(2) Where an arbiter fails to comply with any requirements of the foregoing subsection, his award may be set aside by the sheriff.
2 Submission of questions of law for decision of sheriff.
(1) In any arbitration in pursuance of a lease entered into after the passing of this Act as to the price or value of sheep stock to be taken over at the termination of the tenancy by the landlord or incoming tenant, the arbiter may, at any stage of the proceedings and shall, if so directed by the sheriff (which direction may be given on the application of either party) submit, in the form of a stated case for the decision of the sheriff, any question of law arising in the course of the arbitration.
(2) The decision of the sheriff on any question submitted in pursuance of the foregoing subsection shall be final unless within such time, and in accordance with such conditions, as may be prescribed by Act of Sederunt, either party appeals to the Court of Session, from whose decision no appeal shall lie.
(3) Where any question is submitted in pursuance of subsection (1) of this section for the decision of the sheriff, and the arbiter is satisfied that, whatever the decision on the question may be, the sum ultimately to be found due will be not less than a particular amount, it shall be lawful for the arbiter, pending the decision of...
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