Horticultural Improvements (Standard Costs) Regulations 1966

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 1966/856

1966 No. 856

HORTICULTURE

The Horticultural Improvements (Standard Costs) Regulations 1966

14thJuly 1966

26thJuly 1966

1stAugust 1966

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State, acting jointly in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 3 and 6 of the Horticulture Act 1960(a) (including the powers conferred upon them by the said section 3 as applied by section 3(2) of the Agriculture and Horticulture Act 1964(b), which latter section is by virtue of section 8 of that Act to be construed as one with Part I of the Horticulture Act 1960) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, with the approval of the Treasury, hereby make the following regulations:—

1. These regulations, which may be cited as the Horticultural Improvements (Standard Costs) Regulations 1966, shall apply throughout the United Kingdom and shall come into operation on 1st August 1966.

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

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

"approved" means approved by the appropriate Minister;

"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;

"operation" means an operation falling within section 1(1) or (2) of the Horticulture Act 1960 or, in the case of operation 79, falling within section 3(1) of the Agriculture and Horticulture Act 1964, which is of a description specified in column 1 of Part I of Schedule 1 to these regulations and which is carried out in accordance with—

(a) the requirements set out in relation to that operation 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 operation or the materials used in carrying it out.

(a) 1960 c. 22.

(b) 1964 c. 28.

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

(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 operations included in proposals which are approved while the regulations are in force; and the Horticultural Improvements (Standard Costs) Regulations 1960(b) and the Horticultural Improvements (Standard Costs) Regulations 1963(c), as amended by the Horticultural Improvements (Standard Costs) (Amendment) Regulations 1964(d), shall not have effect as respects any such operation.

3. The standard cost of any operation shall be an amount calculated at the appropriate rate or rates specified in respect of that operation in column 3 of Part I of Schedule 1 to these regulations:

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 7th July 1966.

Frederick Peart, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

(L.S.)

Given under the Seal of the Secretary of State for Scotland on 12th July 1966.

William Ross, Secretary of State for Scotland.

(L.S.)

Approved.

Harry Gourlay, W. Howie, Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury.

14th July 1966.

(a) 1889 c. 63.

(b) S.I. 1960/736 (1960 I, p. 255).

(c) S.I. 1963/1292 (1963 II, p. 2211).

(d) S.I. 1964/967 (1964 II, p. 2189).

SCHEDULE 1

PART I

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

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

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

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

 Operation Requirements Rate
                 Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
                 BUILDINGS £ s. d
                1. Totally enclo- The building shall Per square foot of floor
                 sed general pu- have a minimum area
                 rpose building internal width of
                 of traditional 15′ 0″ Adequate (a) where the height
                 construct-ion. doors, windows, between floor and is
                 roof lights and eaves is less than
                 ventilation shall 12′ 0″ but not
                 be provided in less than 8′ 0″
                 accordance wit (i) for the first
                 the needs of the 1,000 square
                 building. feet 16 8
                 (ii) for the next
                 2,000 square
                 feet 12 2
                 (iii) for the next
                 2,000 square
                 feet 10 4
                 (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 first
                 1,000 square
                 feet 19 9
                 (ii) for the next
                 2,000 square
                 feet 13 6
                 (iii) for the next
                 2,000 square
                 feet 11 0
                 (iv) thereafter 10 4
                 (c) where the height
                 between floor and
                 eaves is less than
                 not 16′ 0″ but
                 less than 14′ 0″
                 (i) for the first
                 1,000 square
                 feet 1 1 9
                 (ii) for the next
                 2,000 square
                 feet 14 0
                 (iii) for the next
                 2,000 square
                 feet 11 8
                 (iv) thereafter 11 4
                 (d) where the height
                 between floor and eaves
                 is not less than 16′ 0″
                 (i) for the first
                 1,000 square
                 feet 1 3 8
                 (ii) for the next
                 2,000 square
                 feet 14 8
                 (iii) for the next
                 2,000 square
                 feet 11 10
                 (iv) thereafter 11 6
                2. Totally enclo- The building shall Per square foot of floor
                 sed general have a minimum area
                 purpose building width of 15′ 0″ (a) where the height
                 of framded con- Adequate doors, between floor and eaves
                 struction. windows, roof is less than 12′ 0″
                 lights and but not less than 8′ 0″
                 ventilation shall (i) for the first
                 be provided in 1,000 square
                 accordance with feet 15 0
                 the needs of the (ii) for the next
                 building. 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 floor
                 building of have a minimum area
                 traditional internal width of (a) for the first
                 construction. 18′ 0″ and a 1,000 square
                 minimum height of feet 12 2
                 8′ 0′ to the eaves. (b) for the next
                 Adequate natural 2,000 square
                 lighting shall be feet 9 10
                 provided in (c) for the next
                 accordance with the 2,000 square
                 needs of the feet 9 0
                 buliding (d) thereafter 7 10
                4. Dutch barn type (a) Where the frame Per square foot of floor
                 of or open-sided includes stanchions area
                 shed of, in eit- of— (a) if stanchions are
                 her case, framed (i) rolled steel of round wood
                 construction joists, the (i) with 2 rows of
                 (excluding stanchions shall stanchions 5 10
                 foundations). be— (ii) with 1 row of
                 (a) not less stanchions 5 4
                 than 6′x3″ in
                 the case of a
                 building with
                 a span not
                 exceeding 21′
                 0′ and a height
                 not exceeding
                 16′ 0″ to the
                 eaves
                 (b) not less than (b) if stanchions are of
                 7′x3½″ in the any other approved type
                 case of a (i) with 2 rows of
                 building with stanchions 6 6
                 a span exceed- (ii) with 1 row of
                 ing 21′ 0″ but stanchions 5 10
                 not exceeding plus for each square foot
                 25′ 0″ and a of floor area in relation
                 height not (a) for the first
                 exceeding 1,000 square
                 16′ 0″ to the feet 10
                 eaves; (b) for the next
                 (c) not less than 1,500 square
                 7′x4″ in the feet 6
                 case of a bui-
                 lding to one
                 building with
                 a span exceed-
                 ing 25′ 0″ but
                 not exceeding
                 30′ 0″ and a
                 height not
                 exceeding
                 16′ 0″ to the
                 eaves
                 (d) not less than
                 7′x4″ in the
                 case of a bui-
                 lding with a
                 span not exce-
                 eding 30′ 0″
                 and a height
                 exceeding 16′
                 0′ but not
                 exceeding 18′
                 0′ to the eaves
                 (e) not less than
                 8′x4″ in the
                 case of a bui-
                 lding with a
                 span not exce-
                 eding 30′ 0″
                 and a height
                 exceeding 18′
                 0′ but not
                 exceeding 20′
                 0′ to the
                 eaves
                 (f) of an appro-
                 ved size in
                 the case of a
                 building with
                 a span exceed-
                 ing 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 reinfor-
                 ced 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 inclu-
                 ded in the design
                 and shall be
                 of steel, conc-
                 rete, wood or
                 aluminium alloy
                 spaced at
                 distances
                 appropriate to
                 the roof
                 covering
                 material used.
                 (d) The gable ends
                 shall be sheet-
                 ed down to eaves
                 level with galv-
                 anised steel,
                 asbestos cement
                 or other appro-
                 ved material.
                5. Store. (a) The building Per square foot of floor
                 shall be of area
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