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Article 2 Amendment of the principal Order

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

In article 2(1) of the principal Order (interpretation)–

(a)

the definition of “enclosed land” shall be omitted;

(b)

after the definition of “heather moorland” there shall be inserted–

  • ““herb rich grassland” means land used for grazing or mowing which is not normally treated with mineral fertiliser or lime and does not constitute rough grazing, but which is floristically diverse;

  • “inbye land” means that part of a farm not comprising the hill and rough grazings, the bulk of which is used for arable and grassland production;”; and

(c)

for the definition of “wetlands” there shall be substituted the following definition:–

  • ““wetlands” means ground which does not constitute rough grazings and is saturated with water for a significant proportion of the year.”.