Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations–

• “farm” means farm or livestock unit, and those expressions have same meaning as in Annex III, paragraph 2 of Council Directive 91/676/EEC concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources M1;

• “nitrate vulnerable zone” means any area designated as a nitrate vulnerable zone by regulation 3(1) of the Designation of Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2002 M2 and regulation 3 of the Designation of Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) (No.2) Regulations 2002 M3;

• “occupier” means a person who occupies a farm all or part of which is in a nitrate vulnerable zone and for the purposes of these Regulations the occupier of a farm shall not cease to be the occupier of the whole of the farm by reason of another agricultural producer using part of the farm;

• “the action programme” means the action programme set out in the Schedule to these Regulations;

• “the 1998 Regulations” means the Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 1998 M4.