23Conditions of good husbandry

23 Conditions of good husbandry

(1)  It shall be a condition of every tenancy –

(a) that the tenant will keep in good repair the boundary fence of the holding and all improvements thereon in which the tenant cannot have tenant-right;

(b) that the tenant will comply with the provisions of the Vermin Destruction Act 1950 and the Noxious Weeds Act 1938 ;

(c) that the tenant will farm, cultivate, manure, and manage the holding in a good and husband-like manner according to the most approved methods of husbandry in the district so as to keep the whole at all times in good heart and condition and will not allow any part to become impoverished or otherwise;

(d) that the tenant will use the holding primarily for animal husbandry with such types of livestock as are suitable to the holding and that he will maintain not less than three-fifths of the arable land as improved pasture suitable for the grazing of such livestock;

(e) that where there is an orchard or garden commercially productive the tenant will keep it properly cultivated, planted, stocked, and manured and in neat order and will preserve and keep well pruned and trained all fruit trees, bushes, vines, and shrubs therein and will plant fresh ones of the best description of the several kinds in the place of those dying or becoming decayed or unprofitable and will comply with the provisions of the Plant Diseases Act 1930 ;

(f) that the tenant will repair and keep in repair, or when necessary, replace, the farmhouse and all other improvements in which he can have tenant-right and which are necessary for the working of the holding except where the need for repair or replacement is the result of damage by an act of God or a fire which was not caused wilfuly or negligently by the tenant and for which no other person is liable to the tenant in damages;

(g) that the tenant will control all live fences upon his holding;

(h) that the tenant will at all times keep open, clean, and clear of weeds all rivulets, drains, ditches, and water-channels on his holding;

(j) that the tenant will maintain and protect all existing wind breaks and shelter belts and will plant, maintain, and protect any other wind breaks and shelter belts when required by the Board so to do;