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Statutory Instrument 1995 No. 2125

The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) Order 1995

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1995 No. 2125

LANDLORD AND TENANT, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) Order 1995

Made1st August 1995
Laid before Parliament22nd August 1995
Coming into Force12th September 1995

    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 1995 and shall come into force on 12th September 1995.

        (2)  Any reference in this Order to "the Schedule" shall be construed as a reference to the Schedule to this Order.
    Assessment of productive capacity of land
        2.—(1)  Paragraph (2) of this article shall have 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 that entry, and
       (b) the amount determined, for the period of 12 months beginning with 12th September 1995, as the net annual income from that 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 shall have effect subject to the Notes to the Schedule.
    Revocation
        3.    The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) Order 1994[2] is hereby revoked.



Tim Boswell

Parliamentary Secretary, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

25th July 1995
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Wales

Gwilym Jones

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Wales

1st August 1995




Notes:

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

[2] S.I. 1994/2183.

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