Paragraph 1 Interpretation

In this schedule—

• “AMPP area” means the accumulated material past project area, being, in relation to an extending project, the total area covered by—

  1. (a)

     all material past projects; and

  2. (b)

     every other forestry project which—

     1. (i)

        is on land adjoining or near to the area of any material past project; and

     2. (ii)

        fulfils the conditions in paragraphs (a) to (c) of the definition of material past project;

• “deep peaty soil” is organic soil which contains more than 60 per cent of organic matter and exceeds 50 centimetres in thickness;

• “extending project” means any forestry project on, or proposed to be on, land which adjoins land on which one or more material past projects has, or have, been carried out;

• “material past project”, in relation to a particular extending project, means a forestry project which—

  1. (a)

     is of the same type as that of the extending project;

  2. (b)

     was completed after the coming into force of these Regulations; and

  3. (c)

     was completed no more than 5 years before the proposed date for beginning work on the extending project;

• “sensitive area” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) but includes, for the purposes of this schedule only, any area of deep peaty soil;

• “type”, in relation to a forestry project, extending project or material past project means one of the following types of forestry project:

  1. (a)

     afforestation;

  2. (b)

     deforestation;

  3. (c)

     forest road works; or

  4. (d)

     forest quarry works.