# The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Clun) Designation Order 1993, Article 2: Interpretation


(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
“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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/456/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmentally-sensitive-areas-clun-designation-order-1993/article-2
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