6.57 Farming being capital intensive in nature, it is of central importance that the rights and liabilities of landlord and tenant as to the provision, repair, maintenance and removal of fixed equipment are clearly defined.

Accordingly, Part II of the 1986 Act makes provision for three contingencies. Firstly, the tenant is given a right to apply to an agricultural land tribunal in limited circumstances for an order directing the landlord to provide fixed equipment.⁹⁵ Secondly, the Minister is empowered, after consultation with bodies representing the interests of agricultural landlords and tenants, to make regulations prescribing terms as to the maintenance, repair and insurance of fixed equipment (known as the ‘model clauses’).⁹⁶ The model clauses are, with limited exceptions, incorporated into every tenancy agreement.