Horticultural Improvements (Standard Costs) Regulations 1966
Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
Citation | SI 1966/856 |
1966 No. 856
HORTICULTURE
The Horticultural Improvements (Standard Costs) Regulations 196614thJuly 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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