Interpretation
1. In this schedule—
“AMPP area” means the accumulated material past project area, being, in relation to an extending project, the total area covered by—
all material past projects; and
every other forestry project which—
is on land adjoining or near to the area of any material past project; and
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—
is of the same type as that of the extending project;
was completed after the coming into force of these Regulations; and
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:
afforestation;
deforestation;
forest road works; or
forest quarry works.