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Waygo definition

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What does Waygo mean?

The date at which a tenant relinquishes possession of an agricultural holding or of agricultural land, whether or not consequent on a notice to quit or a notice of intention to quit.

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Relinquishment and assignation 1991 Act tenancies—Scotland

Relinquishment and assignation 1991 Act tenancies—Scotland Relinquishment or assignation of 1991 Act tenancy to ‘new entrant’ or to a ‘person progressing in farming’ Sections 110 and 111 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 came into force on 28 February 2021 inserting Part 3A into the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 (AH(S)A 1991) providing a process whereby a tenant under a 1991 Act tenancy can relinquish their tenancy to the landlord in exchange for compensation, or if the landlord does not buy them out, allow the 1991 Act tenant to assign the tenancy to a ‘new entrant’ or to a ‘person progressing in farming’. The provisions contained in the Agricultural Holdings (Relinquishment and Assignation) (Scotland) Regulations 2020, SSI 2020/430, (R&A Regs 2020) apply to an agricultural holding in respect of which the lease was entered into in writing: • before 27 November 2003, or • on or after 27 November 2003 but before the commencement of the tenancy, and the lease expressly states that AH(S)A 1991 is to apply to it...

Glossary of Scottish Private Client words and expressions

Glossary of Scottish Private Client words and expressions This is a glossary of common words and expressions used in Scottish Private Client law with the nearest England and Wales equivalent (where relevant) and links to useful websites. Ab intestato Meaning Nearest English equivalent From a person dying intestate; description of property acquired according to the rules of intestate succession. None Action of specific implement Meaning Nearest English equivalent An action which requires the court to grant an order requiring a party to perform a specific act. In Scotland, there is no distinction between equitable and legal remedies as there is in England and Wales. Specific performance (an equitable remedy available for breach of contract that may be granted in addition to or instead of damages) Advance notice Meaning Nearest English equivalent A notice (registered in the relevant property register) to protect the grantee of a deed intended to be registered in the Land Register of Scotland. The 35-day protected period starts on the day...

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