LegalizeThe Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (England) Order 2023
Made: 11th January 2023
Laid before Parliament: 12th January 2023
Coming into force: 23rd February 2023
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Citation, commencement and extent
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Interpretation
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Assessment of productive capacity of land
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Revocation of the Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) England (No. 2) Order 2021
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SCHEDULE — Prescribed units of production and determination of net annual income
| Column 1 | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
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| Farming use | Farming use | Unit of production | Net annual income from unit of production (£) |
| (1) This is the figure for animals (irrespective of age) which are kept for 12 months. In the case of animals kept for less than 12 months, a pro-rata adjustment of this figure is to be made. | (1) This is the figure for animals (irrespective of age) which are kept for 12 months. In the case of animals kept for less than 12 months, a pro-rata adjustment of this figure is to be made. | (1) This is the figure for animals (irrespective of age) which are kept for 12 months. In the case of animals kept for less than 12 months, a pro-rata adjustment of this figure is to be made. | (1) This is the figure for animals (irrespective of age) which are kept for 12 months. In the case of animals kept for less than 12 months, a pro-rata adjustment of this figure is to be made. |
| (2) The figures given in Column 3, for a hectare of the type of land described in Column 1, are the BPS rate applicable to that unit of production for the relevant farming use in 2021 adjusted to take off 5% to account for the operation of Article 11A of Regulation 1307/2013 (5% being the minimum reduction all claimants under the basic payment scheme will be subject to), average rents and 2% for cross compliance. The BPS rates are those confirmed on 28th October 2021 at https://www.gov.uk/government/news/basic-payment-scheme-2021-entitlement-rates. Hard copies can be obtained from the Rural Payments Agency, P.O. Box 69, Reading, RG1 3YD. | (2) The figures given in Column 3, for a hectare of the type of land described in Column 1, are the BPS rate applicable to that unit of production for the relevant farming use in 2021 adjusted to take off 5% to account for the operation of Article 11A of Regulation 1307/2013 (5% being the minimum reduction all claimants under the basic payment scheme will be subject to), average rents and 2% for cross compliance. The BPS rates are those confirmed on 28th October 2021 at https://www.gov.uk/government/news/basic-payment-scheme-2021-entitlement-rates. Hard copies can be obtained from the Rural Payments Agency, P.O. Box 69, Reading, RG1 3YD. | (2) The figures given in Column 3, for a hectare of the type of land described in Column 1, are the BPS rate applicable to that unit of production for the relevant farming use in 2021 adjusted to take off 5% to account for the operation of Article 11A of Regulation 1307/2013 (5% being the minimum reduction all claimants under the basic payment scheme will be subject to), average rents and 2% for cross compliance. The BPS rates are those confirmed on 28th October 2021 at https://www.gov.uk/government/news/basic-payment-scheme-2021-entitlement-rates. Hard copies can be obtained from the Rural Payments Agency, P.O. Box 69, Reading, RG1 3YD. | (2) The figures given in Column 3, for a hectare of the type of land described in Column 1, are the BPS rate applicable to that unit of production for the relevant farming use in 2021 adjusted to take off 5% to account for the operation of Article 11A of Regulation 1307/2013 (5% being the minimum reduction all claimants under the basic payment scheme will be subject to), average rents and 2% for cross compliance. The BPS rates are those confirmed on 28th October 2021 at https://www.gov.uk/government/news/basic-payment-scheme-2021-entitlement-rates. Hard copies can be obtained from the Rural Payments Agency, P.O. Box 69, Reading, RG1 3YD. |
| 1. Livestock | 1. Livestock | 1. Livestock | 1. Livestock |
| Dairy cows | Dairy cows | Cow | 813.00 |
| Beef breeding cows: | on land in a less favoured area | Cow | -106.00 |
| Beef breeding cows: | on other land | Cow | -156.00 |
| Beef fattening cattle (semi-intensive) | Beef fattening cattle (semi-intensive) | Head | -18.00 [^f01000] |
| Dairy replacements | Dairy replacements | Head | 99.00 [^f01000] |
| Ewes: | on land in a less favoured area | Ewe | -12.00 |
| Ewes: | on other land | Ewe | 23.00 |
| Store lambs (including ewe-lambs sold as shearlings) | Store lambs (including ewe-lambs sold as shearlings) | Head | 9.00 |
| Pigs: | sows and gilts in pig | Sow or gilt | 269.00 |
| Pigs: | porker | Head | 9.10 |
| Pigs: | cutter | Head | 12.10 |
| Pigs: | bacon | Head | 14.50 |
| Poultry: | laying hens | Bird | 4.20 |
| Poultry: | broilers | Bird | 0.30 |
| Poultry: | point of lay pullets | Bird | 0.80 |
| Christmas turkeys | Christmas turkeys | Bird | 12.50 |
| 2. Farm arable crops | 2. Farm arable crops | 2. Farm arable crops | 2. Farm arable crops |
| Barley | Barley | Hectare | 397.00 |
| Beans | Beans | Hectare | 135.00 |
| Oilseed rape | Oilseed rape | Hectare | 294.00 |
| Dried peas | Dried peas | Hectare | -50.00 |
| Potatoes: | first early | Hectare | 3460.00 |
| Potatoes: | maincrop (including seed) | Hectare | 2410.00 |
| Sugar beet | Sugar beet | Hectare | 460.00 |
| Wheat | Wheat | Hectare | 480.00 |
| 3. Outdoor horticultural crops and fruit | 3. Outdoor horticultural crops and fruit | 3. Outdoor horticultural crops and fruit | 3. Outdoor horticultural crops and fruit |
| Orchard fruit | Orchard fruit | Hectare | 3460.00 |
| Soft fruit | Soft fruit | Hectare | 15460.00 |
| 4. Eligible hectare | 4. Eligible hectare | 4. Eligible hectare | 4. Eligible hectare |
| Land which was, in 2021, an eligible hectare[^f01001] within the meaning of Regulation 1307/2013: | moorland | Hectare | -1.90 |
| Land which was, in 2021, an eligible hectare[^f01001] within the meaning of Regulation 1307/2013: | severely disadvantaged land, excluding moorland | Hectare | 154.00 |
| Land which was, in 2021, an eligible hectare[^f01001] within the meaning of Regulation 1307/2013: | disadvantaged land | Hectare | 35.70 |
| Land which was, in 2021, an eligible hectare[^f01001] within the meaning of Regulation 1307/2013: | all other land | Hectare | -49.00 |
Signed
Mark Spencer — Minister of State — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs — 11th January 2023
Explanatory note
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Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1986 c. 5. See section 96(1) for the definition of “the Minister” (in relation to England).
[^f00002]: Eligible hectares are entitled to receive direct payments made under the basic payment scheme (BPS rates) established by Regulation 1307/2013 (as defined in this Order).
[^f00003]: Maps showing less favoured areas in England can be accessed online at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/666713/structure-june-eng-lessfavouredareas-13dec17.xls.
[^f00004]: EUR 2013/1307, amended by S.I. 2020/91 and S.I. 2021/407; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant. This Regulation was incorporated into domestic law by section 1 of the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 (c. 2).
[^f00005]: S.I. 2021/1440.
Editorial notes
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