Article 2 Assessment of productive capacity of land
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.
Where the land in question is capable, when farmed under competent management, of being used to produce any livestock, crop, fruit, etc. or as set-aside land, as is mentioned in any of the entries 1 to 8 in column 1 of the Schedule, then—
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
the amount determined, for the period of 12 months beginning with 12th September 1997, as the net annual income from that unit of production in that period shall be the amount specified in column 3 of the Schedule opposite that unit of production.
The Schedule has effect subject to the Notes to the Schedule.