# The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (The Broads) 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(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1440/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmentally-sensitive-areas-the-broads-designation-order-1997/article-2
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