art 2 Interpretation
(1) In this Order— “access route” means a strip of land 10 metres wide which is the subject of an agreement including the requirements specified in Schedule 2 as to public access; “agreement” means an agreement under section 18(3) of the Agriculture Act 1986 as respects agricultural land in the area designated by article 3; “conservation plan” means a plan for the carrying out of one or more of the operations specified in Schedule 5 which the farmer undertakes, as part of an agreement, to implement within a period of two years; “extensive permanent grassland” means permanent grassland which is receiving no or only minimal inputs of fertiliser or pesticides; “farmer” means a person who has an interest in agricultural land in the area designated by article 3 and who has entered into an agreement with the Minister; “grassland” means land on which the vegetation consists primarily of grass species; “hay meadow” means land used for the production of hay; “improved permanent grassland” means permanent grassland which is receiving regular inputs of fertiliser; “livestock unit” means— 1 bovine animal more than two years old; 1.66 bovine animals from six months old to two years old inclusive; 6.66 sheep; or 1 horse more than six months old; “permanent grassland” means grassland which has not been ploughed or reseeded for at least five years; “recognised dairy breed” means one of the following breeds, namely, Ayrshire, British Friesian, British Holstein, Dairy Shorthorn, Guernsey, Jersey and Kerry; “wetland” means land which is subject to regular flooding or which is waterlogged for the greater part of the year; “woodland” means land used for woodland where that use is ancillary to the farming of land for other agricultural purposes. (2) Any reference in this Order to a numbered article or Schedule shall be construed as a reference to the article or Schedule bearing that number in this Order.