# The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Shropshire Borders) Designation Order 1987, 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 has entered into an agreement with the Minister;
“grassland” means land on which the vegetation consists primarily of grass species;
“the Minister” means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food;
“rough grazing land” means land covered by semi-natural vegetation;
“unimproved grassland” means grassland which has not been regularly ploughed, levelled, drained, re-seeded 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/1987/2031/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmentally-sensitive-areas-shropshire-borders-designation-order-1987/article-2
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