{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/agriculture-and-horticulture-grant-variation-scheme-1981/article-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/agriculture-and-horticulture-grant-variation-scheme-1981/article-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1981/1533",
  "legislation_title": "The Agriculture and Horticulture Grant (Variation) Scheme 1981",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/agriculture-and-horticulture-grant-variation-scheme-1981",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In paragraph 2(1) thereof (interpretation)—\n(a) immediately after the definition of “the appropriate Minister” there shall be inserted the following definition:—\n“ `dairy cows' means cows which have calved and which by reason of their breed or suitability are exclusively or principally kept for the production of milk either for human consumption or for processing into milk products; ”;\n(b) for the definition of “ECU” there shall be substituted the following definitions:—\n“ `ECU' means the unit of account used for the purposes of the common agricultural structures policy of the European Economic Community and any reference in this scheme to a specified number of ECU in relation to any expenditure or any grant shall be taken to be a reference to the sterling equivalent of that number of ECU converted into sterling at the agricultural exchange rate applicable on 1st January in the calendar year during which the decision to pay grant is taken;\n`heifers' means female bovine animals of two years of age or over which have not calved and are intended to replace dairy cows; ”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1981/1533/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T18:31:55.204121+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}