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Article 2 Interpretation

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(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(3);

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

  • “conservation plan” has the meaning given to it in article 5(5);

  • “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;

  • “recognised dairy breed” means one of the following breeds of cattle, namely Ayrshire, British Fresian, British Holstein, Dairy Shorthorn, Guernsey, Jersey and Kerry; and

  • “strip”, except in the definition of “access route”, means a strip of land at least six metres wide located at the edge of a field and used for the production of arable crops and which adjoins an open drainage channel.

(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.