# The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) Order 1991 S.I. 1991/1888 · made 14 August 1991 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 1991 to 11th September 1992 inclusive. This Order supersedes the Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) Order 1990 (S.I. 1990/1696). Made under: Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 (Schedule 6 paragraph 4) ## Introductory text LANDLORD AND TENANT, ENGLAND AND WALES Made 14th August 1991 Laid before Parliament 22nd August 1991 Coming into force 12th September 1991 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 Title, commencement and interpretation (1) This Order may be cited as the Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) Order 1991 and shall come into force on 12th September 1991. (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 1991, 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 1990 is hereby revoked. ## Signature In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 13th August 1991. L.S. John Selwyn Gummer Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Nicholas Bennett Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 14th August 1991 ## PRESCRIBED UNITS OF PRODUCTION AND DETERMINATION OF NET ANNUAL INCOME Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Farminig use Unit of production Net annual income from unit of production (1) This amount relates to an animal (irrespective of age) which would be kept for 12 months. In the case of an animal which would be kept for less than 12 months a pro-rata adjustment of the amount is to be made. £ 1 Livestock Dairy cows: Channel Islands breeds cow 190 Other breeds cow: 240 Beef breeding cows: On eligible land under the Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allowances) Regulations 1984 which is severely disadvantaged land or disadvantaged land cow 70 On other land cow 30 Beef fattening cattle (intensive) head 45 Dairy replacements head 53 Other cattle head 31 Ewes: On eligible land under the Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allowances) Regulations 1984 which is severely disadvantaged land or disadvantaged land ewe 7 On other land ewe 6 Store lambs (including ewe lambs as shearlings) head 1 Pigs: Sows and gilts in pig sow or gilt 90 Porker head 3.90 Cutter head 5.10 Bacon head 5.60 Poultry: Laying hens bird 1.40 Broilers bird 0.20 Point-of-lay pullets bird 0.30 Turkeys bird 1.20 Rabbits doe 5 2 Farm arable crops Barley hectare 25 Beans hectare 25 Herbage seed hectare 90 Linseed hectare 85 Oats hectare 25 Oilseed rape hectare 120 Peas: Dried hectare 25 Vining hectare 120 Potatoes First early hectare 460 Maincrop (including seed) hectare 440 Sugar Beet hectare 220 Wheat hectare 92 3 Outdoor horticultural crops Beans: Broad hectare 450 French hectare 330 Runner hectare 2400 Brussel sprouts hectare 1000 Cabbage, Savoys and sprouting broccoli hectare 1100 Carrots hectare 1500 Cauliflower and winter broccoli hectare 1300 Celery hectare 5000 Leeks hectare 2500 Lettuce hectare 3000 Onions: Dry bulb hectare 1300 Salad hectare 4000 Outdoor bulbs hectare 1200 Parsnips hectare 1000 Rhubard–natural hectare 2000 Turnips and swedes hectare 400 4 Protected crops Forced narcissus 1000 square metres 4800 Forced tulips 1000 square metres 6000 Mushrooms 1000 square metres 9000 5 Orchard fruit Apples: Cider hectare 300 Cooking hectare 800 Dessert hectare 800 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 Hops hectare 700 ## 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 1991 to 11th September 1992 inclusive. This Order supersedes the Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) Order 1990 (S.I. 1990/1696). An assessment of the productive capacity of agricultural land is required in determining whether or not the land in question is a “commercial unit of agricultural land” for the purposes of the succession provisions in the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 (“the 1986 Act”) (see, in particular sections 36(3) and 50(2)). A “commercial unit of agricultural land” is land which, when farmed under competent management, is capable of producing a net annual income which is not less than the aggregate of the average annual earnings of two full-time male agricultural workers aged 20 years and over (paragraph 3 of Schedule 6 to the 1986 Act). In determining this annual income figure, neither the system of farming carried out on a particular holding nor historical data from that holding will necessarily be used. Instead, whenever a particular farming use mentioned in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order is relevant to this determination, the units of production and the net annual income specified in columns 2 and 3 respectively will form the basis of the assessment of the productive capacity of the land in question. 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. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/1888 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/agricultural-holdings-units-of-production-order-1991 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.