Article 2 Interpretation

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

art.2(1) rev.in pt. and defns. added by Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Clun) Designation Order 1998 art.4 #
art.2(1) (defn. of managed woodland) revoked by Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Clun) Designation 1995 art.4
art. 2(1) words inserted by Environmentally Sensitive Areas Designation Orders 1996 reg. 2(2) Sch. Pt. 1 Section A
art.2 (defns of access route, conservation plan and recognised dairy breed) added by Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Clun) Designation 1994 art.4
art. 2(1) words inserted by S.I. 1996/3104, reg. 2(2) cease to have effect (with saving) by Environmentally Sensitive Areas Designation Orders (Revocation of Specified Provisions) 1998 reg. 4 Sch.

(1)

In this Order

“agreement” means an agreement under section 18(3) of the Agriculture Act 1986 as respects agricultural land in the area designated by article 3;
“farmer” means a person who has an interest in agricultural land in the area designated by article 3 and who also has entered into an agreement with the Minister;
“grassland” means land on which the vegetation consists primarily of grass species;
“managed woodland” means an area of at least one hectare of woodland for which, within two years of the start of an agreement, the farmer obtains approval for a grant in connection with the management of the land for forestry purposes under section 1 of the Forestry Act 1979^f1
“meadowland” means land primarily used for the production of hay or silage;
“rough grazing” means land covered by semi-natural vegetation;
“strip” means a strip of land at least 6 metres wide located at the edge of a field used for the production of arable crops;
“unimproved grassland” means grassland which has not been regularly ploughed, levelled, drained or reseeded or treated with fertilisers, lime, slag, herbicides or pesticides;
“woodland” means land used for woodland where that use is ancillary to the farming of land for other agricultural purposes.

(2)

Any reference in this Order to a numbered article or Schedule shall be construed as a reference to the article or Schedule bearing that number in this Order.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1979 c. 21.