# The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) Order 1990 S.I. 1990/1696 · made 16 August 1990 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 1990 to 11th September 1991 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 (Schedule 6 paragraph 4) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/agricultural-holdings-units-of-production-order-1990/pdf/uksi_19901696_en.pdf ## Introductory text LANDLORD AND TENANT Made 16th August 1990 Laid before Parliament 22nd August 1990 Coming into force 12th September 1990 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 1990 and shall come into force on 12th September 1990. (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 1990, 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 1989 is hereby revoked. ## Signature In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 15th August 1990. L.S. John Selwyn Gummer Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Ian Grist Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Wales 16th August 1990 ## PRESCRIBED UNITS OF PRODUCTION AND DETERMINATION OF NET ANNUAL INCOME Column 1 Farming use Column 2 Unit of production Column 3 Net annual income from unit of production £ 1. Livestock Dairy cows: Channel Islands breeds cow 215 Other breeds cow 271 Beef breeding cows: On eligible land under the Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allowances) Regulations 1984 which is– severely disadvantaged land or disadvantaged land cow 79 On other land cow 37 Beef fattening cattle (intensive) head 50 Dairy replacements head 60 Other cattle head 35 Calves fattened for veal head 18 Ewes: On eligible land under the Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allowances) Regulations 1984 which is– severely disadvantaged land or disadvantaged land ewe 8 On other land ewe 7 Store lambs (including ewe lambs sold as shearlings) head 1.40 Goats (Dairy) goat 68 Pigs: Sows and gilts in pig sow or gilt 95 Porker head 4.10 Cutter head 5.40 Bacon head 6 Poultry: Laying hens bird 1.20 Broilers bird 0.15 Capons bird 0.65 Point-of-lay pullets bird 0.25 Turkeys bird 0.95 Ducks bird 0.35 Rabbits doe 9 2. Farm arable crops Barley hectare 75 Beans or peas-stockfeed hectare 80 Herbage seed hectare 100 Linseed hectare 85 Oats hectare 77 Oilseed rape hectare 111 Peas: Dried hectare 80 Vining hectare 120 Potatoes: First early hectare 460 Maincrop (including seed) hectare 438 Rye hectare 68 Sugar Beet hectare 220 Wheat hectare 95 3. Outdoor horticultural crops Asparagus hectare 1700 Beans: Broad hectare 440 French hectare 330 Runner hectare 2400 Beetroot hectare 1285 Brussels sprouts hectare 950 Cabbage, savoys and sprouting broccoli hectare 1050 Carrots hectare 1650 Cauliflower and winter broccoli hectare 1300 Celery hectare 5500 Leeks hectare 2400 Lettuce hectare 3000 Nursery stock: Container grown 1000 square metres 5000 Field grown hectare 5500 Onions: Dry bulb hectare 1300 Salad hectare 3700 Outdoor bulbs hectare 1450 Parsnips hectare 1000 Rhubarb-natural hectare 2000 Turnips and swedes hectare 400 4. Protected crops Single crop cycle: Heated ornamentals 1000 square metres 11000 Fully heated vegetable (approximately 22°C lift in temperature) 1000 square metres 6200 Forced narcissus 1000 square metres 4500 Forced tulips 1000 square metres 6000 Mushrooms 1000 square metres 9000 Crop sequences: Heat (approximately 18°C lift in temperature) 1000 square metres 4500 Heated assisted (approximately 8°C lift in temperature) 1000 square metres 3500 Unheated 1000 square metres 2400 5. Orchard fruit Apples: Cider hectare 300 Cooking hectare 750 Dessert hectare 750 Cherries hectare 600 Pears hectare 720 Plums hectare 550 6. Soft fruit Blackcurrants hectare 710 Gooseberries hectare 750 Raspberries hectare 2300 Strawberries hectare 3000 7. Miscellaneous Deer breeding hind 20 Hops hectare 700 Trout for table tonne 300 ## 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 1990 to 11th September 1991 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 1989. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/1696 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/agricultural-holdings-units-of-production-order-1990 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.