Section 26: Restriction on operation of notices to quit.

Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 · 1986 c. 5View on legislation.gov.uk

Part III: Notices to Quit

Where—

notice to quit an agricultural holding or part of an agricultural holding is given to the tenant, and
not later than one month from the giving of the notice to quit the tenant serves on the landlord a counter-notice in writing requiring that this subsection shall apply to the notice to quit,

then, subject to subsection (2) below, the notice to quit shall not have effect unless, on an application by the landlord, the Tribunal consent to its operation.

Subsection (1) above shall not apply in any of the Cases set out in Part I of Schedule 3 to this Act; and in this Act "Case A", "Case B" (and so on) refer severally to the Cases set out and so named in that Part of that Schedule.

Part II of that Schedule shall have effect in relation to the Cases there specified.

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