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Statutory Instrument 1993 No. 2037

The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) Order 1993

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1993 No. 2037

LANDLORD AND TENANT
ENGLAND AND WALES

The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) Order 1993

Made6th August 1993
Laid before Parliament20th August 1993
Coming into force12th September 1993

    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 1993 and shall come into force on 12th September 1993.

        (2)  Any reference in this Order to "the Schedule" shall be construed as a reference to the Schedule to this Order, and references to column 1 or 3 of the Schedule shall be construed as including a reference to the note or, as the case may be, notes to the column in question.
    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 1993, 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 indicated in column 3 of the Schedule.

    Revocation
        3.    The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) Order 1992[2] is hereby revoked.


In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on
4th August 1993.


Gillian Shephard

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food


John Redwood

Secretary of State for Wales

6th August 1993




Notes:

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

[2] S.I. 1992/1972.

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