THE LAW OF ALLOTMENTS

THE
LAW OF ALLOTMENTS

AND ALLOTMENT GARDENS

(ENGLAND AND WALES)

With Rules and Regulatiores: of the Ministry of Agriculture and
Fisheries, together with the Provisions; so far as they relate
to Allotments and". Allotment.Garderrs: of the Small
Holdings and -Allotments Act, 1968; the Land Settle-
ment (Facilities) Act, 1919, the Acquisition of
Land (Assessment of Compensation) Act,
1919, the Agriculture Act, 1920, and

the Allotments Act, 1922

BY
E. LAWRENCE MITCHELL
Principal, Small Holdings and Allotments Branch of the

Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.

THIRD EDITION

LONDON
P. S. KING & SON, LTD.
ORCHARD HOUSE, 2 & 4 GREAT SMITH STREET,

WESTMINSTER, S.W.

1922

GEMS

Printed in Great Britain by Butler & Tanner, Frome and London

CONTENTS.

CHAP.

PAGE

vii

INTRODUCTION

I DEFINITION OF ALLOTMENT, ALLOTMENT GARDEN,

ETC.

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APPENDIX.

The Small Holdings and Allotments Act, 1908 59

The Land Settlement (Facilities) Act, 1919

83

3 The Allotments Act, 1922 .

93

4 The Acquisition of Land (Assessment of Compen-

sation) Act, 1919

107

5 The Agriculture Act, 1920

114

6 The Small Holdings and Allotments (Compulsory

Purchase) Regulations, 1922.

I 20

7 The Small Holdings and Allotments (Compulsory

Hiring) Regulations, 1922

124

8 Model Rules as to Allotment Gardens

134

9 Model Rules to be adopted by Co-operative Associ-

ations

139

Schedule of terms allowed by Ministry of Health for

repayment of Loans for adaptation of Allotments 140

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