# The Arable Area Payments Regulations 1994, Paragraph 2


For the purposes of this Part of this Schedule—,
(a) “agricultural tenancy from year to year” means a tenancy from year to year created under a contract for an agricultural tenancy as defined by section 1(2) of the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986, or an agreement to which section 2 or 3 of that Act applies unless that agreement takes effect as an agreement approved by the Minister in accordance with section 2 or 5 of that Act;
(b) a farmer has “relevant tenure” of agricultural land where he is the tenant of that land under an agricultural tenancy from year to year, a tenancy for a fixed term or an agreement approved by the Minister in accordance with section 2 or 5 of the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986; or where he farms that land under a sharefarming agreement;
(c) “specified period” means the set-aside period and the period of two years prior to its commencement; and
(d) an agricultural tenancy from year to year was granted by “succession” where it was—
(i) obtained by virtue of a direction under section 39 or 53 of the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 (direction for a grant of tenancy to successor on death or retirement of the previous tenant);
(ii) granted (following a direction under section 39 of that Act) in circumstances within section 45(6) of that Act (new tenancy granted by agreement to persons entitled to a tenancy under direction); or
(iii) granted in circumstances within section 37(1)(b) or (2) of that Act (tenancy granted by agreement to a close relative).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/947/schedule/1/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/arable-area-payments-regulations-1994/schedule-1/paragraph-2
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