The Agricultural Holdings (Requests for Landlord’s Consent or Variation of Terms and the Suitability Test) (Wales) Regulations 2024 (2024 No. 798 (W. 127)).

These Regulations make provision about the resolution of disputes in relation to landlord’s consent and variations to the terms of a contract of tenancy of an agricultural holding under the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 (c. 5) (“the 1986 Act”) and about applications to succeed to a tenancy of an agricultural holding under the 1986 Act. Part 2 provides for a tenant to refer a request to arbitration to enable a tenant to request or apply for relevant financial assistance under the Agriculture (Wales) Act 2023 (asc 4). Regulation 3 sets out the scope of requests that may be made under this Part, the requirements and the information. Regulation 4 provides what arbitrator when considering a request can ask landlord; Regulation 4(2) provides for additional considerations that may form part of the award or determination. Regulation 4(3) provides that the arbitrator or third party must not make an award or determination which varies the rent of the holding. Part 3 sets out the criteria which a Tribunal must have regard to when determining an application by a person as to whether they are suitable to succeed to a tenancy of an agricultural holding under Part 4 of the 1986 Act following the death or retirement of a tenant. The Tribunal is required to consider all relevant matters and regulation 5(2) sets out a list of some of the matters which must be taken into account, including the person’s capability to farm the holding commercially.