AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS BILL 36 



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meaning of and subject to the provisions of section four of 

 this Act, or the landlord may, unless the notice of the 

 tenant is previously withdrawn, undertake to execute the 

 improvement himself, and may execute the same in any 

 reasonable and proper manner which he thinks fit, and 

 charge the tenant with a sum not exceeding three pounds 

 per centum per annum on the outlay incurred in executing 

 the improvement, or not exceeding such annual sum pay- 

 able for a period of twenty -Jive years as will repay such out- 

 lay in the said period, with interest at the rate of two and a 

 half ^Qx centum per annum, such annual sum to be recover- 

 able as rent. In default of any such agreement or under- 

 taking, and also in the event of the landlord failing to com- 

 ply with his undertaking, within three months^ the tenant 

 may execute the improvement himself, and shall in respect 

 thereof be entitled to compensation under this Act subject 

 to the provisions of section three of this Act. 



3. Where a tenant has executed on his holding prior to improvements 

 the commencement of this Act, whether under a contract of [h?s Act.'°"° 

 tenancy then current or not, any of the improvements p^^Q^^^'^J'gg- 

 mentioned in Part I of the Schedule, without having re- 53 l- t.. 230). 

 ceived previously to the execution thereof any written Qark'aiarket 

 notice of dissent by the landlord, he shall be entitled to Gardeners' 



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compensation m respect of such improvement, unless on a Act), county 

 reference under this Act, the arbitrator shall be of opinion court case. 

 that the improvement was not suitable to the holding as an 

 agricultural holding. 



4. (i.) Where an agreement in writing secures to the Compensation 



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tenant tor any improvement other than the improvements ment46&47 

 mentioned in the First Part of the Schedule to this Act, ^j'^'M^rg^n' 

 or for any tillages, crops, or other matters or things in v. Farquhar- 

 respect of which he is entitled to claim compensation under Q.B;,'53t).' 

 any custom, fair and reasonable compensation, having 

 regard to the circumstances existing at the time of making 

 such agreement, then in such case the compensation in 

 respect of such improvement, or of such tillages, crops, or 

 other matters or things shall be payable in pursuance of 

 the particular agreement, and shall be deemed to be substi- 

 tuted for compensation under this Act, and in case of 

 dispute, the question whether any such compensation is 

 fair or reasonable shall be determined by a reference under 

 this Act. 



