# The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) Order 1988 S.I. 1988/1428 · made 9 August 1988 This Order prescribes units of production for the assessment of the productive capacity of agricultural land and sets out the amount which is to be regarded as the net annual income from each such unit for the year 12th September 1988 to 11th September 1989 inclusive. In so far as the units of production prescribed in the Order are relevant to the assessment they are to be used, in conjunction with the net annual income ascribed to them, in calculating the net annual income of the unit of land when assessing whether it is a commercial unit of agricultural land for the purposes of the succession provisions in Part IV of the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986, that is to say a unit of agricultural land which is capable, when farmed under competent management, of producing a net annual income not less than the aggregate of the average annual earnings of two full-time, male agricultural workers aged 20 or over, (see paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 6 to the Act). Therefore the assessment will not necessarily be based on the system of farming carried out on the holding or on historical data from the holding. Made under: Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/agricultural-holdings-units-of-production-order-1988/pdf/uksi_19881428_en.pdf ## Introductory text LANDLORD AND TENANT Made 9th August 1988 Laid before Parliament 18th August 1988 Coming into force 12th September 1988 The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in relation to England and the Secretary of State in relation to Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by paragraph 4 of Schedule 6 to the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986(), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:— ## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation (1) This Order may be cited as the Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) Order 1988 and shall come into force on 12th September 1988. (2) Any reference in this Order to “the Schedule” shall be construed as a reference to the Schedule to this Order, and the reference to column 3 of the Schedule shall be construed as including a reference to the note to that column. ## 2 Assessment of productive capacity of land (1) Paragraph (2) of this article has effect for the purpose of the assessment of the productive capacity of a unit of agricultural land, in order to determine whether that unit is a commercial unit of agricultural land within the meaning of subparagraph (1) of paragraph 3 of Schedule 6 to the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986. (2) Where the land in question would be capable, when farmed under competent management, of carrying or producing any such livestock, crop etc. as is mentioned in any entry in column 1 of the Schedule— (a) the unit of production prescribed in relation to that use of the land shall be the unit specified in column 2 of the Schedule opposite to that entry, and (b) the amount which, for the period of 12 months beginning with 12th September 1988, is to be regarded for the purposes of the said paragraph 3 as the net annual income from that unit of production in that period shall be the amount so specified in column 3 of the Schedule. ## 3 Revocation The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) Order 1987() is hereby revoked. ## Signature In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 9th August 1988. L.S. John MacGregor Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Peter Walker Secretary of State for Wales 4th August 1988 ## PRESCRIBED UNITS OF PRODUCTION AND DETERMINATION OF NET ANNUAL INCOME Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Farming use Unit of production Net annual income from unit of production £ 1 Livestock Dairy cows: Channel Islands breeds cow 152 Other breeds cow 195 Beef breeding cows: On eligible land under the Hill Livestock (CompensatoryAllowances) Regulations 1984()which is— severely disadvantaged land or disadvantaged land cow 57 On other land cow 20 Beef fattening cattle (intensive) head 32 Dairy replacements head 50 Other cattle head 32 Calves fattened for veal head 18 Ewes: On eligible land under the Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allowances) Regulations 1984 which is— severely disadvantaged land ordisadvantaged land ewe 7 On other land ewe 8 Store lambs (including ewe lambs sold as shearlings) head 1·80 Goats (Dairy) goat 68 Pigs: Sows and gilts in pig sow or gilt 65 Porker head 3 Cutter head 4·50 Bacon head 5·50 Poultry: Laying hens bird 1·20 Broilers bird 0·14 Capons bird 0·70 Point-of-lay pullets bird 0·25 Turkeys bird 0·90 Ducks bird 0·38 Rabbits doe 10 2 Farm arable crops Barley hectare 89 Beans or peas—stockfeed hectare 111 Herbage seed hectare 120 Linseed hectare 90 Mixed corn hectare 60 Oats hectare 82 Oilseed rape hectare 131 other oilseeds hectare 70 Peas: Dried hectare 111 Vining hectare 140 Potatoes: First early hectare 450 Maincrop (including seed) hectare 510 Rye hectare 85 Sugar Beet hectare 205 Wheat hectare 115 3 Outdoor horticultural crops Asparagus hectare 1241 Beans: Broad hectare 325 French hectare 250 Runner hectare 2100 Beetroot hectare 890 Brussels sprouts hectare 880 Cabbage, Savoys and sprouting broccoli hectare880 Carrots hectare 1025 Cauliflower and winter broccoli hectare 990 Celery hectare 3900 Leeks hectare 1970 Lettuce hectare 2200 Nursery stock: Container grown 1000 square metres 4300 Field grown hectare 4600 Onions: Dry bulb hectare 1000 Salad hectare 3000 Outdoor bulbs hectare 1400 Parsnips hectare 890 Rhubarb—natural hectare 2450 Turnips and swedes hectare 400 Watercress 1000 square metres 2150 4 Protected crops Single crop cycle: Heated ornamentals 1000 square metres 7400 Fully heated vegetable (approximately 22°C lift in temperature) 1000 square metres 4650 Forced narcissus 1000 square metres 3000 Forced tulips 1000 square metres 4600 Mushrooms 1000 square metres 6200 Crop sequences: Heated (approximately 18°C lift in temperature) 1000 square metres 3250 Heat assisted (approximately 8°C lift in temperature) 1000 square metres 2500 Unheated 1000 square metres 1900 5 Orchard fruit Apples Cider hectare 145 Cooking hectare 412 Dessert hectare 425 Cherries hectare 360 Pears hectare 424 Plums hectare 260 6 Soft fruit Blackcurrants hectare 680 Gooseberries hectare 861 Raspberries hectare 2300 Strawberries hectare 2425 7 Miscellaneous Bees colony 12 Deer breeding hind 15 Hops hectare 700 Trout—for table tonne 300 Vines hectare 350 ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Order) This Order prescribes units of production for the assessment of the productive capacity of agricultural land and sets out the amount which is to be regarded as the net annual income from each such unit for the year 12th September 1988 to 11th September 1989 inclusive. In so far as the units of production prescribed in the Order are relevant to the assessment they are to be used, in conjunction with the net annual income ascribed to them, in calculating the net annual income of the unit of land when assessing whether it is a commercial unit of agricultural land for the purposes of the succession provisions in Part IV of the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986, that is to say a unit of agricultural land which is capable, when farmed under competent management, of producing a net annual income not less than the aggregate of the average annual earnings of two full-time, male agricultural workers aged 20 or over, (see paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 6 to the Act). Therefore the assessment will not necessarily be based on the system of farming carried out on the holding or on historical data from the holding. The net annual income figures in column 3 of the Schedule specify the net annual income from one unit of production. In some cases the net annual income is derived from a unit which will be on the land for the full twelve month period. In other cases the net annual income is derived from a unit which will be on the land for only part of the year, and there may be more than one production cycle in the twelve month period. The assessment of the productive capacity of the land will take account of the total production in the course of a year. The Order supersedes the Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) Order 1987. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1428 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/agricultural-holdings-units-of-production-order-1988 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.