The Countryside Stewardship Regulations 1996

PART IV INTERPRETATION

In Parts I to III of the Schedule—

“carr” means an area of marshy ground on which the vegetation is predominantly willow or alder;

“fen” means an area off low lying marshy ground;

“grassland” means land on which the vegetation consists primarily of grass species;

“heath” means an area of grass, shrubs and trees on acidic sandy soils;

“improved land” means land which has been either drained, fertilised, reseeded or otherwise managed to increase its productive capacity;

“lowland” means other than upland;

“management plan” means a plan for carrying out any activity (other than the making of a payment) provided for in a stewardship agreement;

“maiden fruit tree” means a fruit tree not more than 2 years old;

“meadowland” means land used for the production of hay or silage;

“reedbeds” means an area of marshy ground on which the vegetation consists primarily of reeds;

“rough pasture” means permanent grassland on which the vegetation is predominantly natural because agricultural improvement is difficult due to terrain or other physical constraints;

“scrape” means a shallow excavation which may hold water seasonally;

“standard fruit tree” means a fruit tree other than a maiden fruit tree with a stem of between 1.6 metres and 2 metres and no more than 5 years old;

“upland” means situated within the area in England included in the list of less-favoured farming areas established under Article 2(2) of Council Directive 75/268 EEC on mountain and hill farming in less-favoured areas(1) (as last amended by Council Regulation EEC No. 797/85)(2), which list is contained in Council Directive 84/169 EEC(3) as amended by Commission Decision 91/25 EEC(4); and

“watermeadow” means a meadow which is periodically inundated with water through a system of sluices and carriers.

(1)

OJ No. L128 19.5.75, p.1.

(2)

OJ No. L93 30.3.85, p.1.

(3)

OJ No. L82 26.3.84, p.67.

(4)

OJ No. L16 22.1.91, p.25.