# The Farm Woodland Premium Scheme 1992, Section 2: Interpretation


(1) In this Scheme unless the context otherwise requires—
“agricultural” shall be construed, in relation to England and Wales, in accordance with section 109(3) of the Agriculture Act 1947 and, in relation to Scotland, in accordance with section 86 of the Agriculture (Scotland) Act 1948, except that the expression “agricultural use” shall have the same meaning as in section 2(6) of the Farm Land and Rural Development Act 1988;
“agricultural business” means a business consisting in, or such part of a business as consists in, the pursuit of agricultural activities;
“agricultural unit” means land which is occupied as a unit for agricultural purposes;
“application” means application for grant under this Scheme and “applicant” shall be construed accordingly;
“the appropriate Minister” means, in relation to England, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and in relation to Scotland or Wales, the Secretary of State;
“arable land” means eligible land in arable use in respect of which the Forestry Commissioners have agreed to make payment of Better Land Supplement under the Woodland Grant Scheme;
“common grazing” means a common grazing in Scotland;
“conversion plan” means a plan for the conversion of eligible land to woodlands by planting or natural regeneration;
“converted land” means eligible land converted from agricultural use to use for woodlands in accordance with a conversion plan;
“designated maps” means—
(a) in relation to England, the 3 volumes of maps numbered 1 to 3, each such volume being marked “volume of maps of less-favoured farming areas in England” and with the number of the volume, dated 20th May 1991, signed and sealed by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and deposited at the offices of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food at Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR;
(b) in relation to Wales, the 2 volumes of maps numbered 1 and 2, both volumes being marked “volume of maps of less-favoured farming areas in Wales” and with the number of the volume, dated 20th May 1991, signed by the Secretary of State for Wales and deposited at the offices of the Welsh Office Agriculture Department at Trawsgoed, Aberystwyth, Dyfed SY23 4HT;
(c) in relation to Scotland, the 4 maps numbered 1 to 4, each such map being marked “map of less-favoured farming areas in Scotland” and with the number of the map, dated 15th May 1991, signed by the Secretary of State for Scotland and deposited at the offices of the Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department at Pentland House, 47 Robb’s Loan, Edinburgh EH14 1TW;
“disadvantaged land” means land—
(a) which is, in the opinion of the appropriate Minister, inherently suitable for extensive livestock production, but not for the production of crops in quantity materially greater than that necessary to feed such livestock as are capable of being maintained on such land, and
(b) whose agricultural production is, in the opinion of the appropriate Minister, restricted in its range by, or by any combination of, soil, relief, aspect or climate,
which land is within the area shaded blue on the designated maps;
“eligible land” means land which has been in agricultural use for at least 3 years before the date of an application;
“grazings committee” means a grazings committee appointed under section 24 of the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1955;
“grazings constable” means a grazings constable appointed under section 24 of the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1955;
“improved grassland” means eligible land consisting of grassland in respect of which the Forestry Commissioners have agreed to make payment of Better Land Supplement under the Woodland Grant Scheme;
“initial entrant” means a person whose application is approved under paragraph 3(1);
“nature reserve” means—
(a) land subject to an agreement under section 16 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 that it shall be managed as a nature reserve; or
(b) land declared to be a national nature reserve by the Nature Conservancy Council pursuant to section 35 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981;
“occupier” means a person who occupies land as freehold owner in England or Wales, as proprietor of the dominium utile in Scotland, or as lessee, and in relation to a common grazing means the grazings committee or grazings constable, and references to “occupies” and “occupation” shall be construed accordingly;
“severely disadvantaged land” means land—
(a) (i) which is, in the opinion of the appropriate Minister, inherently suitable for extensive livestock production, but not for the production of crops in quantity materially greater than that necessary to feed such livestock as are capable of being maintained on such land, and
(ii) whose agricultural production is, in the opinion of the appropriate Minister, severely restricted in its range by, or by any combination of, soil, relief, aspect or climate, or
(b) situated in the Isles of Scilly,
which land is within the area shaded pink on the designated maps;
“successor” means a person whose application is approved under paragraph 3(2);
“unimproved land” means eligible land other than arable land and improved grassland;
“the Woodland Grant Scheme” means the Scheme under which the Forestry Commissioners enter into agreements to make grants pursuant to section 1 of the Forestry Act 1979 for and in connection with the use and management of land for forestry purposes.
(2) Any reference in this Scheme to a numbered paragraph or Schedule shall be construed as a reference to the paragraph or Schedule bearing that number in this Scheme.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/905/section/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/farm-woodland-premium-scheme-1992/section-2
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