Farm Improvements (Standard Costs) Regulations 1967

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 1967/794

1967 No. 794

AGRICULTURE

AGRICULTURAL GRANTS, GOODS AND SERVICES

The Farm Improvements (Standard Costs) Regulations 1967

22ndMay 1967

1stJune 1967

2ndJune 1967

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State, acting jointly in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 36 of the Agriculture Act 1967(a) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following regulations:—

1. These regulations, which apply throughout the United Kingdom, may be cited as the Farm Improvements (Standard Costs) Regulations 1967; and shall come into operation on 2nd June 1967.

2.—(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

"the appropriate Minister" means, in relation to England and Wales or Northern Ireland, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and, in relation to Scotland, the Secretary of State;

"approved" means approved by the appropriate Minister;

"improvement" means an improvement comprising one or more works;

"of framed construction" means, in relation to a building, constructed in such a manner that the roof is supported on stanchions, pillars or posts independently of the walls;

"of traditional construction" means, in relation to a building, constructed in such a manner that the roof is supported on load-bearing walls; "work" means a work of a description specified in column 1 of Part I of Schedule 1 to these regulations which is required for the making of any improvement, or any part thereof, and which is carried out in accordance with—

(a) the requirements set out in relation to that work in column 2 of that Part of that Schedule, and

(b) such of the general specifications set out in Schedule 2 to these regulations as relate to that work or the materials used in carrying it out.

(2) In these regulations, any work referred to by a number means the work so numbered in Part I of Schedule 1 to these regulations; and, in relation to any such work, "requirements" means the requirements there set out as respects that work.

(a) 1967 c. 22.

(3) The Interpretation Act 1889(a) shall apply to the interpretation of these regulations as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

3. Any person eligible for grant under section 30 of the Agriculture Act 1967 the amount of which depends on the cost of a work or works may elect before the appropriate Minister approves the work or works to take that cost for the purposes of the grant as being of an amount calculated at the appropriate rate or rates specified in column 3 of Part I of Schedule 1 to these regulations in respect of the work or works:

Provided that the amount so calculated shall, in any of the circumstances referred to in Part II of Schedule 1 to these regulations, be varied in accordance with the provisions there set out relating to the circumstances.

In Witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 16th May 1967.

Frederick Peart, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

(L.S.)

Given under the Seal of the Secretary of State for Scotland on 22nd May 1967.

William Ross, Secretary of State for Scotland.

(L.S.)

(a) 1889 c. 63.

SCHEDULE 1

PART I

Where any rate set out in this Part of this Schedule in respect of any work is a rate per unit of measurement, any fraction of a unit shall be disregarded for the purpose of calculating the cost of that work.

In this Part of this Schedule the expression "floor area" means—

(a) in relation to work 4. the floor area between the outside edges of the stanchions;

(b) save as aforesaid, in relation to a building, the internal floor area.

 Work Requirements Rate
                 Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
                 £ s. d
                 BUILDINGS
                 1. Totally The building shall Per square foot
                 enclosed have a minimum of floor area
                 general put internal width of (a) where the
                 pose 15′ 0″. Adequate height between
                 building of doors, windows, floor and eaves
                 traditional roof lights is less than
                 construction. and ventilation 12′ 0″ but not
                 shall be provided less than
                 in accordance with 8′ 0″
                 the needs of the (i) for the 16 8
                 building. first 1,000
                 square feet
                 (ii) for the 12 2
                 next 2,000
                 square feet
                 (iii) for the 10 4
                 next 2,000
                 square feet
                 (iv) thereafter 8 6
                 (b) where the
                 height between
                 floor and eaves
                 is less than
                 14′ 0″ but not
                 less than
                 12′ 0″
                 (i) for the 19 9
                 first 1,000
                 square feet
                 (ii) for the 13 6
                 next 2,000
                 square feet
                 (iii) for the 11 0
                 next 2,000
                 square feet
                 (iv) thereafter 10 4
                 (c) where the
                 height between
                 floor and eaves
                 is less than
                 16′ 0″ but not
                 less than
                 14′ 0″
                 (i) for the 1 1 9
                 first 1,000
                 square feet
                 (ii) for the 14 0
                 next 2,000
                 square feet
                 (iii) for the 11 8
                 next 2,000
                 square feet
                 (iv) thereafter 11 4
                 (d) where the
                 height between
                 floor and eaves
                 is not less
                 than 16′ 0″
                 (i) for the 1 3 8
                 first 1,000
                 square feet
                 (ii) for the 14 8
                 next 2,000
                 square feet
                 (iii) for the
                 next 2,000
                 square feet 11 10
                 (iv) thereafter 11 6
                 2. Totally The building shall Per square foot
                 enclosed have a minimum floor area
                 general width of 15′ 0″. (a) where the
                 purpose Adequate doors, height between
                 building of windows, roof lights floor and eaves
                 framed and ventilation is less than
                 construction. shall be provided 12′ 0″ but not
                 in accordance with less than 8′ 0″
                 the needs of the (i) for the
                 building. first 1,000
                 square feet 15 0
                 (ii) for the
                 next 2,000
                 square feet 9 10
                 (iii) for the
                 next 2,000
                 square feet 8 6
                 (iv) thereafter 7 4
                 (b) where the
                 height between
                 floor and eaves
                 is less than
                 14′ 0″ but
                 not less
                 than 12′ 0″
                 (i) for the
                 first 1,000
                 square feet 18 6
                 (ii) for the
                 next 2,000
                 square feet 10 2
                 (iii) for the
                 next 2,000
                 square feet 9 10
                 (iv) thereafter 9 0
                 (c) where the
                 height between
                 floor and eaves
                 is less than
                 16′ 0″ but not
                 less than 14′ 0″
                 (i) for the
                 first 1,000
                 square feet 1 0 6
                 (ii) for the
                 next 2,000
                 square feet 10 4
                 (iii) for the
                 next 2,000
                 square feet 10 2
                 (iv) thereafter 9 10
                 (d) where the
                 height between
                 floor and eaves
                 is not less
                 than 16′ 0″
                 (i) for the
                 first 1,000
                 square feet 1 2 3
                 (ii) for the
                 next 2,000
                 square feet 11 0
                 (iii) for the
                 next 2,000
                 square feet 10 6
                 (iv) thereafter 10 2
                 3. Open-fronted The building shall Per square foot of
                 building of have a minimum floor area
                 traditional internal width of (a) for the first
                 construction. 18′ 0″ and a 1,000 square feet 12 2
                 minimum height of (b) for the next
                 8′ 0″ to the 2,000 square feet 9 10
                 eaves. Adequate (c) for the next
                 natural lighting 2,000 square feet 9 0
                 shall be provided (d) thereafter 7 10
                 hi accordance
                 with the needs of
                 the building
                 4. Dutch barn (a) Where the Per square foot
                 type of frame includes of floor area
                 building or stanchions of—
                 covered part (i) rolled steel (a) if stanchions
                 of cattle joists, the are of round wood
                 yard or stanchions (i) with 2 rows of
                 implement shall be— stanchions 5 10
                 shed of, in (a) not less than (ii) with 1 row
                 each case, 6′ × 3″ of stanchions 5 4
                 framed in the case a
                 construction building with a (b) if stanchions
                 (excluding span not are of any other
                 foundations). exceeding approved type
                 21′ 0″ and a (i) with 2 rows
                 height not of stanchions 6 6
                 exceeding (ii) with 1 row of
                 16′ 0″ to the stanchions 5 10
                 eaves; plus for each
                 (b) not less than square foot of
                 7′ × 3½″ floor area in
                 in the case of relation to one
                 building with a building
                 span exceeding (a) for the first
                 21′ 0″ 1,000 square feet
                 but not (b) for the next
                 exceeding 1,500 square feet
                 25′ 0″ and a 10
                 height not
                 exceeding 16′ 0″ 6
                 to the eaves
                 (c) not less than
                 7′ × 4″ in the
                 case of a
                 building with a
                 span exceeding
                 25′ 0″ but not
                 exceeding 30′ 0″
                 and a height
                 not exceeding
                 16′ 0″ to the
                 eaves
                 (d) not less than
                 7′ × 4″ in the
                 case of a
                 building with a
                 span not
                 exceeding
                 30′ 0″ and a
                 height
                 exceeding
                 16′ 0″ but
                 not exceeding
                 18′ 0″ to the
                 eaves
                 (e) not less than
                 8′ × 4″ in the
                 case of a
                 building with
                 a span not
                 exceeding
                 18′ 0″ but not
                 exceeding
                 20′ 0″ to the
                 eaves;
                 (f) of an approved
                 size in the
                 case of a
                 building with
                 a span exceeding
                 30′ 0″ and a
                 height not
                 exceeding
                 20′ 0″ to the
                 eaves.
                 (ii) tubular steel,
                 the frame shall be
                 constructed in
                 accordance with an
                 approved design.
                 (iii) wood, the
                 frame shall be
                 constructed of
                 sound sawn wood in
                 accordance with an
                 approved design
                 or, in approved
                 cases, of round
                 wood.
                 (iv) precast
                 reinforced
                 concrete, the
                 frame shall be
                 constructed in
                 accordance with
                 an approved
                 design.
                 (b) The frame may be
                 constructed partly
                 of one and partly
                 of another of the
                 aforementioned
                 materials in
                 accordance with an
                 approved design.
                 (c) Roof principals
                 and purloins shall
                 be included in the
                 design and shall
                 be of steel,
                 concrete, wood or
                 aluminium alloy
                 spaced at
                 distances
                 appropriate to
                 the roof covering
                 material used.
                 (d) The gable ends
                 shall be sheeted
                 down to eaves
                 level with
                 galvanized steel,
                 asbestos cement
                 or other approved
                 material.
                 5. Store or (a) The building Per square foot
                 loose box. shall be of of floor area
                 traditional or (a) for the first
                 framed construction 150 square feet 1 8 3
                 and shall have a (b) for the next
                 minimum height of 850 square feet 15 10
                 8′ 0″ to the eaves.
                 (b) Adequate doors,
                 windows, roof
                 lights and
                 ventilation shall
                 be provided in
                 accordance with
                 the needs of the
                 building.
                 6. Dairy. (a) The building Per square foot
                 shall be of of floor area 1 11 0
                 traditional or
                 framed construction
                 and shall have a
                 minimum height of
                 8′ 0″ to the eaves.
                 (b) Adequate doors,
                 windows, roof
                 lights and
                 ventilation shall
                 be provided in
                 accordance with
                 the needs of the
                 building. An
                 adequate water
                 supply, with all
                 necessary equipment,
                 shall be provided
                 and adequate
                 arrangements made
                 for the disposal
                 of floor drainage
                 to a suitable
                 outfall.
                 (c) The building
                 shall conform to
                 the requirements—
                 (i) in relation
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