# The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Breadalbane) Designation Order 1987, Article 2: Interpretation


(1) In this Order–
“adjusted hectares” means the total number of hectares of enclosed land plus one sixth of the total number of hectares of other agricultural land included in any farm business;
“agreement” means an agreement under section 18(3) of the Agriculture Act 1986 as regards land in the area designated by article 3;
“conservation plan” means a layout plan of the farm and an attached statement identifying relevant land and conservation features and setting out, as appropriate, details of how the requirements in the agreement will be implemented on the farm;
“enclosed land” means agricultural land enclosed by fences, hedges, walls or dykes for the closely controlled grazing of livestock, cropping or the maintenance of farm woodland;
“farm business” means a business or part of a business which engages in agricultural production for the purposes of trade;
“farm woodland” means woodland on agricultural land the use of which is ancillary to the farm business;
“farmer” means a person who has an interest in agricultural land in the area designated by article 3 and who has entered into an agreement with the Secretary of State;
“livestock unit” means–
(a) 1 cow, or
(b) 1.25 bulls or other bovine animals over 2 years old, or
(c) 1.6 bovine animals from 1 year to 2 years old inclusive, or
(d) 2.5 bovine animals less than 1 year old, or
(e) 6.66 sheep;
“make muirburn” has the same meaning as in section 39(1)(f) of the Hill Farming Act 1946;
“open rough grazings” means heathland or moorland, which is not enclosed land, used for grazing purposes;
“unimproved enclosed pasture” means enclosed land used for grazing which has not been tilled for cropping or reseeded and which has not previously been treated with a significant amount of artificial or mineral fertiliser or lime;
“wetland” or “marsh” means any ground which is normally saturated with water.
(2) Any reference in this Order to a numbered article shall be construed as a reference to the article bearing that number in this Order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/653/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmentally-sensitive-areas-breadalbane-designation-order-1987/article-2
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