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SCHEDULE 4Agricultural Holdings Act 1986: resolution of disputes by third party determination
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“84AThird party determinations
(1)
Parties who wish to refer a matter for third party determination under this Act must jointly appoint a third party to determine the matter.
(2)
Parties may not under subsection (1) jointly appoint a third party to determine a matter once an arbitrator has been appointed to determine the matter under section 84(2).
(3)
Any matter which by or by virtue of this Act or regulations made under this Act may be determined by third party determination under this Act is to be treated as having been referred for third party determination under this Act once an appointment has been made under subsection (1).
(4)
References to “third party determination under this Act” are to the determination of a matter by the third party appointed under subsection (1) or a replacement third party jointly appointed by the parties on a termination of the earlier appointment and references to a “third party”, in the context of such a determination, are to the third party so appointed.
(5)
If a third party appointed under this section to determine a matter dies, or is incapable of acting, the parties may (instead of appointing a replacement) agree to proceed as if they had not referred the matter for third party determination under this Act.
(6)
A matter that has been referred for third party determination under this Act may not be determined by arbitration under this Act except by virtue of subsection (5).
(7)
Where by virtue of this Act compensation under an agreement is to be substituted for compensation under this Act for improvements or for any such matters as are specified in Part 2 of Schedule 8 to this Act, the third party must award compensation in accordance with the agreement instead of in accordance with this Act.”