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Article 4 Amendment of the principal Order

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

In article 2(1) of the principal Order, the provisions immediately following the words “In this Order—” to the end of article 2(1), in so far as they were made under section 18 of the Agriculture Act 1986, shall be deleted and the following definitions shall be inserted at their appropriate alphabetical place:

  • ““agreement” means an agreement under section 18(3) of the Agriculture Act 1986 as respects agricultural land in the area designated by article 3;

  • “capital activity” means an activity specified in Schedule 1;

  • “conservation plan” means a plan incorporated into an agreement for the carrying out of one or more capital activities within a specified period;

  • “cultivated land” means land which is regularly ploughed or otherwise cultivated or that is regularly treated with fertilisers;

  • “enclosed permanent grassland” means enclosed grassland which has not been ploughed or reseeded for at least ten years;

  • “enclosed permanent rough grazing” means enclosed land which is used exclusively for the grazing of livestock, and which has not been regularly ploughed, levelled, drained or reseeded, or regularly treated with fertilisers, lime, slag or pesticides;

  • “extensive meadowland” means meadowland which is receiving no or minimal inputs of fertiliser, pesticides, nutrients and other agricultural admixtures;

  • “extensive pasture” means pasture that is receiving no fertiliser, pesticides or other agricultural admixtures;

  • “farmer” means a person who has an interest in agricultural land in the area designated by article 3 and who has also entered into an agreement with the Minister;

  • “management activity” means an activity specified in Schedule 2;

  • “meadowland” means grassland primarily used for the production of hay or silage;

  • “moorland” means land covered by semi-natural upland vegetation which is generally unenclosed except along ownership boundaries;

  • “pasture” means enclosed permanent grassland which is used for the production of pasture and which is receiving no or only minimal inputs of fertiliser, pesticides, nutrients or other agricultural admixtures;

  • “public access route” means a strip of land which is the subject of an agreement and on which access is given to the public;

  • “relevant date” means 22nd June 1998;

  • “rough grazing” means land covered by semi-natural vegetation; and

  • “woodland” means land used for woodland where that use is ancillary to the farming of land for other agricultural purposes.”.