Statutory Instrument 1992 No. 1972

The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) Order 1992

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1992 No. 1972

LANDLORD AND TENANT, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) Order 1992

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in relation to England and the Secretary of State in relation to Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by paragraph 4 of Schedule 6 to the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986^[1], and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:—

Title, commencement and interpretation
    1.—(1)  This Order may be cited as the Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) Order 1992 and shall come into force on 12th September 1992.

    (2)  Any reference in this Order to "the Schedule" shall be construed as a reference to the Schedule to this Order, and the reference to column 3 of the Schedule shall be construed as including a reference to the note to that column.

Assessment of productive capacity of land
    2.—(1)  Paragraph (2) of this article has 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 to that entry, and
 (b) the amount which, for the period of 12 months beginning with 12th September 1992, is to be regarded for the purposes of the said paragraph 3 as the net annual income from that unit of production in that period shall be the amount so specified in column 3 of the Schedule.

Revocation
    3.    The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) Order 1991^[2] is hereby revoked.

In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on


Derek Andrews

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheriesand Food

4th August 1992.

David Hunt

Secretary of State for Wales

5th August 1992

[1] 1986 c. 5; section 96(1) of the Act defines "the Minister" in the sense here expressed. back

[2] S.I. 1991/1888. back

Explanatory Note