# The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Pennine Dales) Designation Order 1997, Article 2: Interpretation


(1) In this Order–
“access route” means a strip of land 10 metres wide which is the subject of an agreement including the requirements referred to in article 5(4);
“agreement” means an agreement under section 18(3) of the Agriculture Act 1986 as respects agricultural land in the area designated by article 3;
“allotment land” means enclosed land below moorland, used exclusively for grazing, the majority of which has not been drained, re-seeded, cultivated on a regular basis or treated with fertiliser, lime, slag, or pesticides on a regular basis;
“conservation plan” has the meaning given to it in article 5(6);
“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;
“meadowland” means land primarily used for the production of hay and silage; and
“recognised dairy breed” means one of the following breeds of cattle, namely Ayrshire, British Fresian, British Holstein, Dairy Shorthorn, Guernsey, Jersey and Kerry; and
“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 (with no corresponding reference to a specific instrument) is a reference to the article or Schedule bearing that number in this Order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1441/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmentally-sensitive-areas-pennine-dales-designation-order-1997/article-2
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