Landlord and Tenant Act 1974.

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This Act provides rule for tenancy relationships and relevant contracts, including contracts for agricultural tenancies.The Act consists of 37 sections divided into 6 Parts; Preliminary (I); Payment of rent (II); Short residential tenancies (III); Termination of contracts of tenancy (IV); Recovery of possession and mesne profits (V); Supplemental (VI).Section 12 prescribes minimum periods of notice of termination of agricultural tenancies. An agricultural tenancy from year to year shall be terminated by not less than six months previous notice given at any time after the end of the first year of the agricultural tenancy. An agricultural tenancy for successive rental periods of less than a year shall be terminated by not less than six months previous notice given at any time.

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