Statutory Instrument 1996 No. 2163

The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) Order 1996

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1996 No. 2163

LANDLORD AND TENANT ENGLAND AND WALES

The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) Order 1996

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 1996 and shall come into force on 12th September 1996.

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

    (3)  Any reference in this Order to a Community instrument is a reference to that instrument as amended on the date this Order is made.

    (4)  In this Order, unless the context requires otherwise:

"Council Regulation 805/68" means Council Regulation (EEC) No. 805/68 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal^[2];


"Council Regulation 3013/89" means Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3013/89 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat^[3];


"Council Regulation 1765/92" means Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1765/92 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops^[4];


"Council Regulation 1357/96" means Council Regulation (EC) No. 1357/96 providing for additional payments to be made in 1996 with the premiums referred to in Regulation (EEC) No. 805/68 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal and amending that Regulation^[5].

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 is 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 determined, for the period of 12 months beginning with 12th September 1996, as the net annual income from the 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 has effect subject to the Notes to the Schedule.

Revocation
    3.    The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) Order 1995^[6] is hereby revoked.

Tony Baldry

Minister of State, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

7th August 1996
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales

Jonathan Evans

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office

12th August 1996

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

[2] O.J. No. L148, 28.6.68, p.24 (O.J./S.E. 1968 (I) p.187), as amended in particular by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2066/92 (O.J. No. L215, 30.7.92, p.49), and as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 894/96 (O.J. No. L125, 23.5.96, p.1). back

[3] O.J. No. L289, 7.10.89, p.1, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1265/95 (O.J. No. L123, 3.6.95, p.1). back

[4] O.J. No. L181, 1.7.92, p.12, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 2989/95 (O.J. No. L312, 23.12.95, p.5). back

[5] O.J. No. L175, 13.7.96, p.9. back

[6] S.I. 1996/2125. back

Explanatory Note