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This page provides a curated selection of key legislation (including amendments) relevant to agricultural and rural property practice, updated as at April 2026. It is not intended to be exhaustive, and members are encouraged to refer to legislation.gov.uk for the full and authoritative database of UK legislation.

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Administration of Estates Act 1925

Agriculture Act 1947

Agriculture Act 1970

Agriculture Act 2020

Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976

Agricultural Holdings Act 1986

Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995

Animals Act 1971

Animal Health Act 1981

Animal Welfare Act 2006

Arbitration Act 1996

Commons Act 2006

Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000

Environment Act 2021

Environmental Protection Act 1990

Digital Economy Act 2017 (see Schedule 1 for The Electronic Communications Code)

Forestry Act 1967

Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

Highways Act 1980

Housing Act 1988

Housing Act 1996

Housing Act 2004

Housing & Planning Act 2016

Inheritance Tax Act 1984

Land Drainage Act 1991

Landlord and Tenant Act 1954

Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995

Land Registration Act 2002

Land Registration Rules 2003

Law of Property Act 1925

Mines and Quarries Act 1954

Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006

Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017

Partnership Act 1890

Planning Act 2008

Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004

Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025

Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990

Rent Act 1977

Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976

Rent (Agriculture) Amendment Act 1977

Settled Land Act 1925

Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992

Town and Country Planning Act 1990

Trustee Act 1925

Trustee Act 2000

Trustee Deregulation Act 1999

Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996

Water Industry Act 1991

Weeds Act 1959

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

 

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Order 2008

The Agriculture (Maintenance, Repair and Insurance of Fixed Equipment) Regulations 1973

The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020