The Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2003

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations–

“farm” means farm or livestock unit, and those expressions have same meaning as in Annex III, paragraph 2 of Council Directive 91/676/EEC concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources(1);

“nitrate vulnerable zone” means any area designated as a nitrate vulnerable zone by regulation 3(1) of the Designation of Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2002(2) and regulation 3 of the Designation of Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) (No.2) Regulations 2002(3);

“occupier” means a person who occupies a farm all or part of which is in a nitrate vulnerable zone and for the purposes of these Regulations the occupier of a farm shall not cease to be the occupier of the whole of the farm by reason of another agricultural producer using part of the farm;

“the action programme” means the action programme set out in the Schedule to these Regulations;

“the 1998 Regulations” means the Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 1998(4).

(1)

O.J. No. L 375, 31.12.91, p.1.

(2)

S.S.I. 2002/276.

(3)

S.S.I. 2002/546.

(4)

S.I. 1998/2927.