Statutory Instruments
2000 No. 1984
LANDLORD AND TENANT ENGLAND
The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (England) Order 2000
Made
24th July 2000
Laid before Parliament
21st August 2000
Coming into force
12th September 2000
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, being the Minister designated in relation to England for the purposes of paragraph 4 of Schedule 6 to the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986( 1 ), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—
Title commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (England) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 12th September 2000.
(2) Any reference in this Order to “the Schedule” is a reference to the Schedule to this Order.
(3) Any reference in this Order to a Community instrument is a reference to that instrument and any amendment of such instrument in force on the date this Order is made.
(4) In this Order:
“Council Regulation 2467/98” means Council Regulation 2 );
“Council Regulation 1251/99” means Council Regulation 3 );
“Council Regulation 1254/99” means Council Regulation 4 ).
Assessment of productive capacity of land
2. —(1) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of this article have effect for the purpose of the assessment of the productive capacity of a unit of agricultural land situated in England, 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 being used to produce any livestock, crop, fruit or miscellaneous product as is mentioned in any of the entries 1 to 7 in column 1 of the Schedule, then
(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 2000, 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) Where land capable, when farmed under competent management, of producing a net annual income is designated as set aside land, as is mentioned in entry 8 in column 1 of the Schedule, then—
(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 2000, 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.
(4) The Schedule has effect subject to the Notes to the Schedule.
Revocation
3.The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (England) Order 1999( 5 ) is hereby revoked.
Elliot Morley
Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
24th July 2000
Article 1(2) and 2
SCHEDULE PRESCRIBED UNITS OF PRODUCTION AND DETERMINATION OF NET ANNUAL INCOME
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Farming use | Unit of production | Net annual income from unit of production |
| £ | ||
| NOTES TO THE SCHEDULE | ||
| Article 2(4) | ||
| Note to column 1 | ||
(1) For the marketing year 2000–2001 this refers to land which is set-aside under Article 2(3) of Council Regulation 1251/99, except where such land is used (in accordance with Article 6(3) of Council Regulation 1251/99) for the provision of materials for the manufacture within the Community of products not primarily intended for human or animal consumption. | ||
(1) Deduct £102 from this figure in the case of animals for which the net annual income does not include a sum in respect of the premium for maintaining suckler cows (suckler cow premium) provided for in Article 6 of Council Regulation 1254/99. Add £23 to the figure in column 3 in the case of animals for which the net annual income includes a sum in respect of the lower rate of extensification premium provided for in Article 13 of Council Regulation 1254/99. Add £45 to the figure in column 3 in the case of animals for which the net annual income includes a sum in respect of the higher rate of extensification premium provided for in Article 13 of Council Regulation 1254/99. | ||
(2) This is the figure for animals which are kept for 12 months. Deduct £83 in the case of animals which are kept for 12 months and for which the net annual income does not include a sum in respect of the special premium for holding male bovine animals (beef special premium) provided for in Article 4 of Council Regulation 1254/99. Add £23 to the figure in column 3 in the case of animals which are kept for 12 months and for which the net annual income includes a sum in respect of the lower rate of extensification premium. Add £45 to the figure in column 3 in the case of animals which would be kept for that period and for which the net annual income includes a sum in respect of the higher rate of extensification premium. In the case of animals which are kept for less than 12 months and for which the net annual income does not include a sum in respect of beef special premium, the net annual income is to be calculated by deducting £83 from the figure in column 3 and then making a pro rata adjustment of the resulting figure. In the case of animals which are kept for less than 12 months and for which the net annual income includes a sum in respect of beef special premium, the net annual income is to be calculated by first deducting £83 from the figure in column 3, then making a pro rata adjustment of the resulting figure, then adding to that figure the sum of £83 and (where the net annual income includes a sum in respect of extensification premium) the sum of £23 (where the extensification premium is paid at the lower rate) or £45 (where the extensification premium is paid at the higher rate). | ||
(3) This indicates the figure for animals (irrespective of age) which are kept for 12 months. In the case of animals which are kept for less than 12 months a pro rata adjustment of this figure is to be made. | ||
(4) Deduct £16 from this figure in the case of animals for which the net annual income does not include a sum in respect of the premium for offsetting income loss sustained by sheep meat producers (sheep annual premium) provided for in Article 5 of Council Regulation 2467/98. | ||
(5) Deduct £12 from this figure in the case of animals for which the net annual income does not include a sum in respect of sheep annual premium. | ||
(6) Deduct £216 from this figure in the case of land for which the net annual income does not include a sum in respect of the compensatory payment for which producers of arable crops may apply (area payment) provided for in Article 2 of Council Regulation 1251/99. | ||
(7) Deduct £268 from this figure in the case of land for which the net annual income does not include a sum in respect of area payment. | ||
(8) Deduct £326 from this figure in the case of land for which the net annual income does not include a sum in respect of area payment. | ||
(9) Deduct £216 from this figure in the case of land for which the net annual income does not include a sum in respect of area payment. | ||
(10) Deduct £309 from this figure in the case of land for which the net annual income does not include a sum in respect of area payment. | ||
(11) Deduct £268 from this figure in the case of land for which the net annual income does not include a sum in respect of area payment. | ||
(12) Deduct £217 from this figure in the case of land for which the net annual income does not include a sum in respect of area payment. | ||
| 1. Livestock | ||
| Dairy cows: | ||
| Channel Island breeds | cow | 250 |
| Other breeds | cow | 308 |
| Beef breeding cows: | ||
| On eligible land under the Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allowances) Regulations 1996( 6 ) | cow | 52 (1) |
| On other land | cow | 43 (1) |
| Beef fattening cattle (semi-intensive) | head | 45 (2) |
| Dairy replacements | head | 30 (3) |
| Ewes: | ||
| On eligible land under the Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allowances)Regulations 1996 | ewe | 16 (4) |
| On other land | ewe | 18 (5) |
| Store lambs (including ewe lambs sold as shearlings) | head | 0.87 |
| Pigs: | ||
| Sows and gilts in pig | sow or gilt | 70 |
| Porker | head | 1.60 |
| Cutter | head | 2.90 |
| Bacon | head | 4.10 |
| Poultry: | ||
| Laying hens | bird | 0.90 |
| Broilers | bird | 0.10 |
| Point-of-lay pullets | bird | 0.20 |
| Christmas Turkeys | bird | 1.44 |
| 2. Farm arable crops | ||
| Barley | hectare | 112 (6) |
| Beans | hectare | 113 (7) |
| Herbage seed | hectare | 155 |
| Linseed | hectare | 62 (8) |
| Oats | hectare | 137 (9) |
| Oilseed rape | hectare | 121 (10) |
| Peas: | ||
| Dried | hectare | 143 (11) |
| Vining | hectare | 237 |
| Potatoes: | ||
| First early | hectare | 675 |
| Maincrop (including seed) | hectare | 705 |
| Sugar Beet | hectare | 288 |
| Wheat | hectare | 179 (12) |
| 3. Outdoor horticultural crops | ||
| Broad beans | hectare | 391 |
| Brussels sprouts | hectare | 1525 |
| Cabbage, savoys and sprouting broccoli | hectare | 1665 |
| Carrots | hectare | 2385 |
| Cauliflower and winter broccoli | hectare | 1040 |
| Celery | hectare | 7545 |
| Leeks | hectare | 3070 |
| Lettuce | hectare | 3950 |
| Onions: | ||
| Dry bulb | hectare | 1305 |
| Salad | hectare | 4263 |
| Outdoor bulbs | hectare | 1682 |
| Parsnips | hectare | 2591 |
| Rhubarb (natural) | hectare | 3750 |
| Turnips and swedes | hectare | 1400 |
| 4. Protected crops | ||
| Forced narcissi | 1,000 square metres | 7225 |
| Forced tulips | 1,000 square metres | 6790 |
| 5. Orchard fruit | ||
| Apples: | ||
| Cider | hectare | 495 |
| Cooking | hectare | 1275 |
| Dessert | hectare | 1360 |
| Cherries | hectare | 1085 |
| Pears | hectare | 1140 |
| Plums | hectare | 1180 |
| 6. Soft fruit | ||
| Blackcurrants | hectare | 840 |
| Raspberries | hectare | 2865 |
| Strawberries | hectare | 3760 |
| 7. Miscellaneous | ||
| Hops | hectare | 1850 |
8. Set-aside (1) | hectare | 26 |
1986 c. 5 ; section 96(1) of the Act defines “the Minister”.
OJ No. L312, 20.11.98, p.1.
OJ No. L160, 26.6.99, p.1, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 2704/99 (OJ No. L327, 21.12.99, p.12).
OJ No. L160, 26.6.99, p.21.
S.I. 1999/2230 .