The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (England) Order 2024

Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

“the 1986 Act” means the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986;

“disadvantaged land”, except in the expression “severely disadvantaged land”, means any area shown coloured blue on the England LFA maps;

“eligible hectare” has the same meaning as in Article 32(2) of Regulation (EU)1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy(1) as that Regulation had effect in relation to England on 31st December 2022;

“the England LFA maps” means the four volumes of maps entitled “Less Favoured Area Map of England 2009”, each volume being marked with the number of the volume, dated 29th January 2010, signed on behalf of the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and deposited at the Intelligence Hub at the former offices of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs at Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London, SW1P 3JR;

“less favoured area” means any area of disadvantaged land or severely disadvantaged land;

“moorland” means all the land that is—

(a)

severely disadvantaged land; and

(b)

shown coloured brown in the three volumes of maps entitled “Moorland Map of England 2009”, each volume being marked with the number of the volume, dated 29th January 2010, signed on behalf of the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and deposited at the Intelligence Hub at the former offices of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs at Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London, SW1P 3JR;

“severely disadvantaged land” means any area of land shown coloured pink on the England LFA maps.

(1)

EUR 2013/1307; relevant amendments were made by S.I. 2020/91, 2021/407 and 2022/407. This Regulation was incorporated into domestic law by section 1 of the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 (c. 2) and was revoked on 1st January 2024, in relation to England, by Schedule 3 to the Agriculture (Delinked Payments and Consequential Provisions) (England) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1430). Entitlement to receive direct payments under the basic payment scheme established by this Regulation is assessed by reference to “eligible hectares”.