The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) Order 1995

Title, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) Order 1995 and shall come into force on 12th September 1995.

(2) Any reference in this Order to “the Schedule” shall be construed as a reference to the Schedule to this Order.

Assessment of productive capacity of land

2.—(1) Paragraph (2) of this article shall have effect for the purpose of the assessment of the productive capacity of a unit of agricultural land, in order to determine whether that unit is a commercial unit of agricultural land within the meaning of subparagraph (1) of paragraph 3 of Schedule 6 to the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986.

(2) Where the land in question would be capable, when farmed under competent management, of carrying or producing any such livestock, crop etc. as is mentioned in any entry in column 1 of the Schedule—

(a) the unit of production prescribed in relation to that use of the land shall be the unit specified in column 2 of the Schedule opposite that entry, and

(b) the amount determined, for the period of 12 months beginning with 12th September 1995, as the net annual income from that unit of production in that period shall be the amount specified in column 3 of the Schedule opposite that unit of production.

(3) The Schedule shall have effect subject to the Notes to the Schedule.

Revocation

3.  The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) Order 1994(1) is hereby revoked.

Tim Boswell

Parliamentary Secretary, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

25th July 1995

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Wales

Gwilym Jones

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Wales

1st August 1995