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The Hen House / Re: Self managed site which allows chickens. Need some guidance.
« Last post by Aunt Sally on Yesterday at 23:31 »It doesn't matter if someone has signed a tenancy agreement. The Act says that even if a contract contains a ban, the person is allowed to keep rabbits or hens. A contract can't override an Act of Parliament (even if it purports to).
But yes, you could try simply referring to the tenancy agreement they have signed. And if they are not abiding by other rules, or causing a nuisance to others, then they lose their right to keep them anyway.
That is exactly correct. Statutory allotments, ie. those that are owned by the council, are covered by the Allotments Act. NO local rules, tenancy agreements or bylaws can trump an Act of Parliament; no matter how much the local authority wants them to. But the animals must be kept properly and cause no nuisance.