Section 2: Tenancies which cannot be farm business tenancies.

Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995 · 1995 c. 8View on legislation.gov.uk

Part I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

A tenancy cannot be a farm business tenancy for the purposes of this Act if—

the tenancy begins before 1st September 1995, or
it is a tenancy of an agricultural holding beginning on or after that date with respect to which, by virtue of section 4 of this Act, the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 applies.

In this section “agricultural holding” has the same meaning as in the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986.

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