Article 2 Interpretation

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

art.2(1) (defn. of managed woodland) revoked by Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Pennine Dales) Designation 1996 art.2(2)
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 (Pennine Dales) Designation 1994 art.4(1)-(3)
art.2(1) (defn of managed woodland) substituted by Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Pennine Dales) Designation 1993 art.3

(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 and includes meadowland, pasture and rough grazing;
“managed woodland” means a minimum area of at least one hectare for which within two years of the commencement of the 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 and silage;
“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.