Agricultural Holdings (England) Act 1883
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The Agricultural Holdings (England) Act 1883 was a landmark British law that strengthened tenant farmers’ rights by guaranteeing compensation for improvements made to rented agricultural land.
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| Agricultural Holdings (England) Act 1883 canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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agricultural law ⓘ |
| affects | landlords of agricultural holdings ⓘ |
| aimedTo | strengthen security of tenure for tenant farmers ⓘ |
| appliesTo | rented agricultural land in England ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | England ⓘ |
| beneficiary | tenant farmers ⓘ |
| category |
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1883
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United Kingdom agriculture legislation ⓘ |
| citationStyle | Victorian UK statute citation ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| covers |
drainage works
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erection of farm buildings ⓘ improvements such as buildings ⓘ improvements such as drainage ⓘ improvements such as permanent pasture ⓘ liming of land ⓘ manuring and fertilisation improvements ⓘ permanent fencing ⓘ |
| establishes |
arbitration procedures for disputes
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procedures for valuing tenant improvements ⓘ |
| guarantees | compensation to tenants for improvements to agricultural holdings ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of agricultural tenancy law in England
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later Agricultural Holdings Acts ⓘ |
| inForceIn | late 19th century ⓘ |
| introducedConcept | statutory right to compensation for agricultural improvements ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
land law
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landlord and tenant law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| limits | landlords’ ability to contract out of statutory compensation ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act for amending the Law relating to Agricultural Holdings in England ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
concerns about fairness to tenant farmers
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political pressure from agricultural interests ⓘ |
| partOf | 19th-century British land reform ⓘ |
| primarySubject |
agricultural tenancies
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compensation for improvements ⓘ tenant farmers’ rights ⓘ |
| regulates | relations between landlords and tenant farmers ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1883 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Agricultural Holdings (England) Act 1875 in many respects ⓘ |
| royalAssent | 1883 ⓘ |
| sector | agriculture ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Agricultural Holdings (England) Act 1883 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strengthened | earlier agricultural holdings legislation ⓘ |
| typeOfCompensation | compensation at end of tenancy ⓘ |
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Gladstone’s third Liberal government
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Agricultural Holdings (England) Act 1883
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