# The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Test Valley) 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 and includes meadowland, pasture and rough grazing;
“livestock unit” means–
(a) 1 bovine animal more than two years old, or
(b) 1.66 bovine animals from six months old to two years old inclusive, or
(c) 6.66 sheep;
“unimproved permanent grassland” means grassland which has not been regularly ploughed, levelled, drained or reseeded, or treated with fertiliser, lime, slag, herbicides or pesticides for at least five years;
“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/1993/459/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmentally-sensitive-areas-test-valley-designation-order-1993/article-2
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