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 has been 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).