Agricultural Small Holdings Tenure Regulations (Cap. 59:53)

MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO www.legalaffairs.gov.tt Agricultural Small Holdings Tenure 34 Chap. 59:53 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION AGRICULTURAL SMALL HOLDINGS TENURE REGULATIONS ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS REGULATION I. Citation. 2. Form of tenancy agreement. 3. Form of receipt for payment by a tenant under a contract of tenancy. 4. Form of application to fix maximum rent. 5. Form of notice rel[uired by section 22(2) of Act. 6. Form of notice required by section 30(2) of Act. 7. Porm of ccrtific<1tc of m<1ximum rent. 8. Form of notice of appeal required by section 36(2)(/J). 9. Form of application for possession or ejectment. 10. Form of' application fur an order consenting to subletting. 11. Form of notice of intention tu assign small holding. 12. Expenses and allowances of members of a tribunal. SCHEDULE. UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009 LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS www.legalaffairs.gov.tt Agricultural Small Holdings Tenure Chap. 59:53 35 AGRICULTURAL SMALL HOLDINGS TENURE REGULATIONS made under section 57 [Subsidiary J 35/1966. 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Agricultural Small Citation. Holdings Tenure Regulations. 2. A tenancy instrument required by section 5 of the Act Form of tenancy agreement. shall be in the form set out as Form 1 in the Schedule. Form 1. 3. A receipt issued under section 6( 1) to a tenant by a Form of receipt for payment by landlord for the payment of rent by or on behalf of a tenant shall a tenant under a contract of he in the form set out as Form 2 in the Schedule. tenancv. Form :i. 4. An application made under section 22(1) of the Act by a Form of application to tenant or landlord to a trihunal for the purpose of having the fix maximum maximum rent of a small holding assessed, fixed and certified rent. shall be in the form set out as Form 3 in the Schedule. Form 3. 5. A notice given under section 22(2) of the Act to a tenant Form of notice required by and landlord of the date, time and place fixed for investigating an section 22(2) of Act. • application referred to in regulation ;J shall be in the form set out as Form 4 in the Schedule. Form 4. 6. A notice given under section 30(2) of the Act of a tribunal's intention to inspect a small holding shall be in the form set out as Form 5 in the Schedule. Form of notice required by section 30(2) of Act. • Form 5. 7. A certificate of maximum rent issued under section 33 of Form of ce11ificate of the Act by the chairman of a tribunal shall be in the form set out maximum rent. as Porm 6 in the Schedule. 8. A written notice of appeal from the decision of a tribunal required by section 36(2)( b) of the Act shall be in the form set out as Form 7 in the Schedule. UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009 I'orm 6. Form of notice of appeal required by section 36(2)(/JJ. Form 7. L.R.O. 112006 MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO www.legalaffairs.gov.tt Agricultural Small Holdings Tenure 36 [Subsidi11ry] Form of application for pos~:e~:~:ion or ejectment. Form 8. Form of application for an order consenting to subletting. Form 9. Form of notice of intention to assign small holding. Form 10. Expenses and allowances of members of a tribu1rnl. Cb. 23.50. Sub. Leg. Chap. 59:53 Agricultural Small Holdittgs Tetture Regulatiotts 9. An application made under section 38 of the Act by a landlord to a tribunal for the possession of a small holding or for the ejectment of a tenant from a small holding shall be in the form set out as Form 8 in the Schedule. 10. (1) An application made under section 45(1) of the Act to a tribunal for an order consenting to the subletting of a tenant's small holding shall be in the form set out as Form 9 in the Schedule. (2) The provisions of sections 22 to 32 of the Act apply mutatis mutandis to applications made under regulation 9 or under subregulation (1) of this regulation. 11. A written notice given under section 47(1) by a tenant of an intention to assign his contract of tenancy of a small holding, where the landlord is or appears to be unwilling to give consent to such assignment, shall be in the form set out as Form 10 in the Schedule. 12. ( 1) The chairman of a tribunal shall be paid an allowance of $30.00 for each day on which he attends a sitting of the tribunal. (2) A member of a tribunal shall be paid an allowance of $20.00 for each day on which he attends a sitting of the tribunal. (3) Where the chairman or a member of the tribunal uses his own motor vehicle for the performance of his duties, he shall be paid a travelling allowance at the rates provided for civil servanls by Lhe Tiavelling Allowances Regulalions fu1 Lhe Lime being in force. ( 4) Where the chairman or a member of the tribunal uses public transport for the performance of his duties, he shall be reimbursed the actual amount spent in such transport. UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009 LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS www.legalaffairs.gov.tt Agricultural Small Holdings Tenure Chap. 59:53 37 Agricultural Small Holdi11gs Te11ure Regulatio11s SCHEDULE FORM 1 THE AGRICULTURAL SMALL HOLDINGS TENURE ACT (CH. 59:53) FORM OF TENANCY INSTRUMENT REQUIRED BY SECTION 5(1) OF THE ACT REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO AN AGREEMENT mudc this ....................... duy of .......................... in the year of our Lord Two Thousand and .................. between ................................ .. of ......................... (hereinafter called "the Landlord") of the one part and .......................... of ....................................... (hereinafter l'Hlled "the Tenant") of the other part. WHEREBY the Landlord agrees to let and the Tenant to take subject to the following terms and conditions ALL that parcel of land situated in the Ward of .......................................................... in Trinidad and Tobago, the particulars whereof are set out in the Schedule hereto (hereinafter called "the Holding"). I. (a) The rent payable under this Agreement shall be the sum of$ ....... . (b) The said rent of$ .............. shall be paid by the Tenant at ........... . (r.) The purpose nf the tenancy createcl herein shall he tn permit the Tenant to cultivate (or farm), (d) The tenancy shall commence on the ................... day of .............. . 20 ..... , and shall be for a term of ............ years, unless determined in the manner provided by sections 37, 38 and 43 of the Agricultural Small Holdings Tenure Act. 2. Statutory Conditions: (I) The rental payable under this contract shall be paid annually by the Tenant not later than the 31st December in each year of the term of the contrnct. (2) The Landlord undertakes and agrees to issue to the Tenant a receipt in writing for the payment of rent by or on behalf of the Tenant, ,md the receipt shull be in such form as muy be prescribed under the Agricultural Small Holdings Tenure Act. UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009 [Subsidiary J Regulation 2. L.R.0. 112009 MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO www.legalaffairs.gov.tt Agricultural Small Holdings Tenure 38 [Subsidi11ry] Chap. 59:53 Agricultural Small Holdittgs Tetture Regulatiotts (3) The Landlord undet1akes and agrees not to evict or attempt to evict the Tenant or to give the Tenant notice to llUit or otherwise to terminate or attempt to terminate the contract except as permitted and authorised by the Agricultural Small Holdings Tenure Act. (4) The Tenant undertakes and agrees not to terminate or attempt to terminate the tenancy except as permitted and authorised by the Agricultural Small Holdings Tenure Act. (5) Cane Land: (In the case of all other holdings delete) The Landlord undertakes and agrees that the Tenant may not use more than one-fifth of the total area of the small holding for the purpose of growing food crops of the Tenant. 3. The Tenant agrees to observe the following stipulations: (a) The Tenant shall farm, manage, cultivate and maintain the holding in a good husbandlike manner and in accordance with the prac"tice of good husbandry as contemplated by section 9 of the Agricultural Small Holdings Tenure Act. (b) The Tenant shall allow the Landlord or any person authorised by him at all reasonable times to enter the holding or any part of it for the purpose of making an inspection thereof that may 1ea~um1uly ue 1e4ui1eu fu1 tl1e pu1pu~t:~ uftl1eAg1il-ultuwl Surnll Holdings Tenure Act. (c) The Tenant shall not assign, sublet, or par1 with possession of the holding or any part thereof without the consent of the Landlord previously nhtainecl in writing. (d) The Tenant shall not convert the whole or any part of the holding to any use other than that set out in clause l(c) herein without the consent of the Landlord first obtained in writing. ( e) The Tenant shall not permit or suffer any waste or spoil of any part otthe holding nor use the holding so as to cause nuisance or annoyance to neighbouring occupiers. SCHEDULE ALL that parcel of land comprising ..................................................... Acres, ...................................... Roods, and ................... Perches, situated in the Ward of .................................................... and bounded on the N ............................... , S .................................... E ..................................... and W ............................... . IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have hereunto subscribed their names the day and the year first hereinbefore written. SIGNED by The WiThin named and the within named in the presence of me, Justice of the Peace UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009 LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS www.legalaffairs.gov.tt Agricultural Small Holdings Tenure Chap. 59:53 39 Agricultural Small Holdi11gs Te11ure Regula tio11s REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. FORl\'l 2 THE AGRICULTURAL SMALL HOLDINGS TENURE ACT (CH. 59:53) FORM OF RECEU'T FOi{ .PAYMENT OJ<' RENT REQUIRED BY SECTION 6(1) OF THE ACT Received from/on behalf of* .................... "/, ..... , ................. , ............................. . 1nere m.-.·en name ,~1 H'naru) the sum of ..................................... dollars in respec.,1 of payment of the annual rent of a small holding situated at ...................................................................... . • •• •• •• • •• •• • •• •• •• • •• •• • •• •• •• • •• •• •• • (tie"ri; Hi:~eri· 1,icci11,jii iif"i",iia//"h,j/Jini"i • • • • • • • • • • •• •• •• • •• •• •• • •• •• • • • •• •• • • • in the agricultural district of ............................................................................... . (hae insert agriculrural dislricl) Dated this ............ day of .......................................... 20 ..... . Landlord *Delete whichever is inapplicable. UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009 [Subsidiary J Regulation 3. L.R.O. 112006 MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO www.legalaffai rs.gov.tt Agricultural Small Holdings Tenure 40 [Subsidi11ry] Regulation 4. Chap. 59:53 Agricultural Small Holdittgs Tetture Regulatiotts FORM 3 THE AGRICULTURAL SMALL HOLDINGS TENURE ACT (CH. 59153) APPLICATION FOR FIXING MAXIMUM RENT OF SMALL HOLDING~ECTION 22(1) OF THE ACT To the Secretary of the Agricultural Tribunal for the agricultural district of • •• • • • • • • •• • • •• • • • • • • •• • • •• • • • • • • •• • • •• • • r1z-;;;;, • ;;,:1:;,;.; • a8ricitiiiii-iii "Jiiii-Ycif • • • • • •• • • •• • • • • • • •• • • •• • • • • • • •• • • •• • • • • • landlord*/tenant* of a small holding situated at ................................................ . • •• • • • • • • •• • • •• • • • • • • •• • • •• • • • • • • •• • • · rh".; ;.;: i"n.i;:;; "i,icai1:;n • ;ii snuiii" li:Jidlni J • • •• • • •• • • • • • • •• • • •• • • • • • • •• • • •• • • • • • in the agricultural district of .............................................................................. . fh,,r<' ittserl a,::ri cu /lura l dis1rk 1) hereby apply to the agricultural tribunal of the said agricultural district to have the maximum rent of the said small holding assessed, fixed and certified. Dated this .................... day of ........................................... 20 ..... . Signature of applicant *Delete whichever is inapplicable UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009 LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS www.legalaffairs.gov.tt Agricultural Small Holdings Tenure Chap. 59:53 41 Agricultural Small Holdi11gs Te11ure Regulatio11s FORM 4 TIIE AGRICULTURAL SMALL HOLDINGS TENURE ACT (CII. S'J,53) NOTICE OF HEARING OF APPLICATION FOR FIXING MAXIMUM RENT OF A SMALL HOLDINC'T­ SECTION 22(2) OF THE ACT To ................................................................................................................... .. (here insen nanw ,!f 1enan1) and .................................................................................................................... .. (here insen nanw 1!{ landlord) TAKE NOTICE that the ............. day of ................................................. 20 ...... , at the hour of .................................. in the .................. noon has been fixed by the Agricultural Tribunal of the agricultural district of ..................................... .. ......................................................... for the hearing of an application made by (here imer1 avicu/Jural dis1ric1) ........................................................ for the assessment, fixing and certification (ht.'Jt' in~t'lf numt.' tluppliuuu) of the maximum rent of a small holding situated at ......................................... .. ............................................... uf whid1 the ~<tid <1pplicm1t i~ lm1dlurd* /te1rn11t*. (here imen locaiion ,if small holding) Dated this ............ day of ....................................... , 20 .... .. *Delete whichever is inapplicable. Secretary, Agricultural Tribunal for the agricultural district of ( here insert agricultural district) UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009 [Subsidiary J Regulation 5. L.R.O. 112006 MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO www.legalaffairs.gov.tt Agricultural Small Holdings Tenure 42 [Subsidi11ry] Regulation 6. Chap. 59:53 Agricultural Small Holdittgs Tetture Regulatiotts FORM 5 TIIE AGRICULTURAL SMALL HOLDINGS TENURE ACT (CII. S'J,53) NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INSPECT A SMALL HOLDING-SECTION 30(2) OF THE ACT To .................................................................................................................... . (here inser1 name ,?f landlord) TAKE NOTICE that Agricultural Tribunal for the agricultural district of (here inter! agriculiural dis1r ic1) intends to inspect on the ............... day of ............................. at ............ o'clock in the ............ noon the smull holding situuted ut ........................................ ..... . (here imen loca1ion o(small holding ) of which you are landlord and ....................................................... is the tenant. (here inser1 name ,frenam) Dated this .................. day of ......................................... 20 ..... . ···························:{ec,eia,i;,·························· Agricultural Tribunal f or the agricultural district of (here insert agricultural district) UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009 LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS www.legalaffairs.gov.tt Agricultural Small Holdings Tenure Chap. 59:53 43 Agricultural Small Holdi11gs Te11ure Regulatio11s FORM 6 TIIE AGRICULTURAL SMALL HOLDINGS TENURE ACT (CII. S'J,53) CERTIFICATE OF MAXIMUM RENT OF A SMALL HOLDING-SECTION 33 OF THE ACT This is to certify that on the application of ...................................................... . and upon investigation of the said application, the Agricultural Tribunal for the ugriculturnl district of ...................................................... ......... hus usccrtuincd, (here insert agricul1ural di.wricI) assessed and fixed the maximum rent of the small holding situated at .............. . (hue insen loca1ion ,ifsnwll holding) of which .................................................................................. is the tenant and ....................................................................................................... is landlord at ..................................................... per ............................................................... . /here insert rem) /here inserr period) This certificate is issued pursuant to section 33 of the Agricultural Small Holdings Tenure Act. Chairm,:m, Agricultural Tribunal for the agricultural district of (here insert agricultural district) UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009 [Subsidiary J Regulation 7. L.R.O. 112006 MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO www.legalaffai rs.gov.tt Agricultural Small Holdings Tenure 44 Chap. 59:53 [Subsidi11ry] Agricultural Small Holdittgs Tetture Regulatiotts Regulation 8. FORM 7 TIIE AGRICULTURAL SMALL HOLDINGS TENURE ACT (CII. S'J,53) NOTICE OF APPEAL-SECTION 36(2)(b) OF THE ACT To the Chairman: Agricultural Tribunal for the agricultural district of ............................... ........ . (here insen agriculiural dis1r ic1) TAKE NOTICE that I, ................................................................................... . (here inseri name ,!f appellani) of ....................................................................................................................... . (here inserl address) heing clissatisfiecl with the clecision of the Agricultural Trihunal for the agricultural district of ........................................................................................ . (here inserl agriculiural dis1ric1) in respect of the matter of .................................................................................. . (hen• imer1 na1un• ,fma11er) do hereby appeal against such decision on the following grounds: (here inser1 grounds ,!f appeal) Dated this ............ day of .......................................... 20 ..... . Signature of Appellant UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009 LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS www.legalaffai rs.gov.tt Agricultural Small Holdings Tenure Chap. 59:53 45 Agricultural Small Holdi11gs Te11ure Regulatio11s FORM 8 TIIE AGRICULTURAL SMALL HOLDINGS TENURE ACT (CII. S'J,53) APPLICATION FOR POSSESSION OF A SMALL HOLDING-SECTION 38 OF THE ACT Tu the Agricultural Tribunal: Agricultural D istrict uf ................................................................................ . (here insen agricul!ural dis1ric1 I I, .......................................................... uf ....................................................... .. ( name 1!( landlord) (address ,?[landlord) landlord uf a small holding situated at .............................................................. .. (here insm loca1ion of small holding) in the above agricultural district uf which ........................................................ .. (here in1er1 nanw o(lenan1) uf .................................................................... is the tenant, hereby apply tu the (here in1w1 address ,if1man1) Agricultural Tribunal for the said agricultural district for the possession uf the said small hulding*/the ejectment uf the said tenant from the said small holding* un the following gruund*/gruunds*: (here insen groundi) Dated this ............ day uf .......................................... 20 ..... . Signature of Landlord UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009 [Subsidiary J Regulation 9. L.R.O. 112006 MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO www.legalaffairs.gov.tt Agricultural Small Holdings Tenure 46 [Subsidi11ry] Regulation JO. Chap. 59:53 Agricultural Small Holdittgs Tetture Regulatiotts FORM 9 THE AGRICULTURAL SMALL HOLDINGS TENURE ACT (CH. 59:53) APPLICATION FOR AN ORDER CONSENTING TO THE SUDLETTING OF A SMALL IIOLDINC'..­ SECTION 45(1) OF THE ACT I. ...................................................... of .............................................. ............. . having claimed that .......................................................................................... .. (here insen name ,!f landlord) of ............................................................................................ has unreasonably (here insen address ,!f landlord) withheld consent to the subletting of a small holding situated at (here insen loca1ion ,fsmall holding) in the ugriculturul di:;trict of ............................................................................. .. (here insen name,?( agriculiural di.Hric/) of which I am the tenant, hereby apply to the Agricultural Tribunal of the 8aid agricultural di8trict for an order con8enting to the wbletting of the 8aid small holding. Dated thi8 ............ day of .......................................... 20 .... .. Signature of Applicant UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009 LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS www.legalaffai rs.gov.tt Agricultural Small Holdings Tenure Chap. 59:53 47 Agricultural Small Holdi11gs Te11ure Regulatio11s FORM 10 THE AGRICULTURAL SMALL HOLDINGS TENURE ACT (CH. 59:53) NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ASSIGN A CONTRACT OF TENANCY OF A SMALL HOLDING SECTION 47(1) OF THE ACT To .................................................... of ........................................................... . (lu:n: inst·rt tUJ/1'lt' (l landlord) (here in.w:rt address<~{ landlord) landlord of the small holding situated at ............................................................ . (here insen /oca1ion ,!(small holding) TAKE NOTICE that, whereas .......................................................................... . (here insen name qf landlord) landlord of a small holding situated at .............................................................. .. (here insert local ion of small holdins ) is*/appears* to be unwilling to give consent to the assignment of the contract of tenancy in respect of the said small holding, I ................................................... . (here insen name ,f1enan1) intend to assign the contract of tenancy in respect of the said small holding to (here insen name ,!f proposed assignee) of ....................................................................................................................... . (her1:: in.h .. 'rt 1.,--,ddn:·ss r~f ptuprHt.'d as.\(~1tt.'t.") Dated this ............ day of .......................................... 20 .... .. Signature of Tenant *Delete whichever is inapplicable. cc. To the Secretary: The Agricultural Tribunal of the agricultural district of .................................. .. (here insen aviculiural dis1ric1) UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009 [Subsidiary J Regulation 11. L.R.O. 112009