Farm Improvements (Standard Costs) Regulations 1963
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1963/1290 |
| Year | 1963 |
1963 No. 1290
AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURAL GRANTS, GOODS AND SERVICES
The Farm Improvements (Standard Costs) Regulations 196325thJuly 1963
31stJuly 1963
1stAugust 1963
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretaries of State respectively concerned with agriculture in Scotland and Northern Ireland, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 13 of the Agriculture Act 1957(a) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, with the consent of the Treasury, hereby make the following regulations:—
1. These regulations may be cited as the Farm Improvements (Standard Costs) Regulations 1963; and shall come into operation on 1st August 1963.
2.—(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
"approved" means approved by the 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;
"the 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;
"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) 5 & 6 Eliz. 2. c. 57.
(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.
(4) These regulations shall have effect only as respects proposed improvements, or parts thereof, approved while the regulations are in force; and the Farm Improvements (Standard Costs) Regulations 1958(b), the Farm Improvements (Standard Costs) Regulations 1959(c) and the Farm Improvements (Standard Costs) Regulations 1960(d) shall not have effect as respects any such improvement or part thereof.
3. The cost of any improvement, or of any part thereof, shall, at the option of the applicant for a grant under section 12 of the Agriculture Act 1957, be taken to be 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 required for making such improvement or part thereof:
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 24th July 1963.
Christopher Soames, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
(L.S.)
Given under the Seal of the Secretary of State for Scotland on 24th July 1963.
Michael Noble, Secretary of State for Scotland.
(L.S.)
Given under the hand of the Secretary of State for the Home Department on 24th July 1963.
Henry Brooke, Secretary of State for the Home Department.
We consent.
M. A. Hamilton, G. T. C. Campbell, Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury.
25th July 1963.
(a) 52 & 53 Vict. c. 63.
(b) S.I. 1958/627 (1958 I, p. 118).
(c) S.I. 1959/1555 (1959 I, p. 132).
(d) S.I. 1960/931 (1960 I, p. 109).
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
BUILDINGS
1. Totally enclosed The building shall have a Per square foot of floor
general purpose minimum internal width of area
building of 15′ 0″. Adequate doors, (a) where the height
traditional windows, roof lights and between floor and
construction. ventilation shall be provided eaves is less
in accordance with the needs of than 12′ 0″ but
the building. not less than
8′ 0″
(i) for the first
1,000 square feet 14 9
(ii) for the next
2,000 square feet 10 9
(iii) for the next
2,000 square feet 9 3
(iv) thereafter 7 6
(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 17 6
(ii) for the next
2,000 square feet 12 0
(iii) for the next
2,000 square feet 9 9
(iv) thereafter 9 3
(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 19 3
(ii) for the next
2,000 square feet 12 6
(iii) for the next
2,000 square feet 10 3
(iv) thereafter 10 0
(d) where the height
between floor and
eaves is not
less than 16′ 0″
(i) for the first
1,000 square feet 1 1 0
(ii) for the next
2,000 square feet 13 0
(iii) for the next
2,000 square feet 10 6
(iv) thereafter 10 3
2. Totally enclosed The building shall have a Per square foot of floor
general purpose minimum width of 15′ 0″. area
building of framed Adequate doors, windows, (a) where the height
construction. roof lights and ventilation between floor and
shall be provided in eaves is less than
accordance with the needs 12′ 0″ but not
of the building. less than 8′ 0″
(i) for the first
1,000 square feet 13 3
(ii) for the next
2,000 square feet 8 9
(iii) for the next
2,000 square feet 7 6
(iv) thereafter 6 6
(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 16 6
(ii) for the next
2,000 square feet 9 0
(iii) for the next
2,000 square feet 8 9
(iv) thereafter 8 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 18 3
(ii) for the next
2,000 square feet 9 3
(iii) for the next
2,000 square feet 9 0
(iv) thereafter 8 9
(d) where the height
between floor and
eaves is not less
than 16′ 0″
(i) for the first
1,000 square feet 19 9
(ii) for the next
2,000 square feet 9 9
(iii) for the next
2,000 square feet 9 3
(iv) thereafter 9 0
3. Open-fronted The building shall have a Per square foot of floor
building of minimum internal width of area
traditional 18′ 0″ and a minimum height (a) for the first 1,000
construction. of 8′ 0″ to the eaves. square feet 10 9
Adequate natural lighting (b) for the next 2,000
shall be provided in square feet 8 9
accordance with the needs (c) for the next 2,000
of the building. square feet 8 0
(d) thereafter 7 0
4. Dutch barn type (a) Where the frame includes Per square foot of floor
of building stanchions of— area
or covered part (i) rolled steel (a) if stanchions are
of cattle yard joists, the of round wood
or implement stanchions shall be— (i) with 2 rows of
shed of, in each (a) not less than 6′ stanchions 5 3
case, framed × 3″ in the case (ii) with 1 row of
construction of a building stanchions 4 9
(excluding with a span not (b) if stanchions are
foundations). exceeding 21′ 0 of any other
and a height not approved type
exceeding 16′ 0″ (i) with 2 rows of
to the eaves; stanchions 5 9
(b) not less than 7′ (ii) with 1 row of
× 3½″ in the stanchions 5 3
case of a plus for each square
building with a foot of floor area in
span exceeding relation to one building
21′ 0″ but not (a) for the first 1,000
exceeding 25′ 0″ square feet 9
and a height not (b) for the next 1,500
exceeding 16′ 0″ square feet 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
30′ 0″ and a
height
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
purlins 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
galvanised steel,
asbestos cement or
other approved
material.
5. Store or loose (a) The building shall be of Per square foot of floor
box. traditional or framed area
construction and shall (a) for the first 150
have a...To continue reading
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