LegalizeThe Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (Wales) Order 2003
Made: 7th January 2003
Coming into force: 13th January 2003
In exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 4 of Schedule 6 to the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986[^f00001], which are now vested in it, the National Assembly for Wales[^f00002] hereby makes the following Order:—
Title, commencement and interpretation
1
- (1) This Order is called the Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (Wales) Order 2003 and comes into force on 13th January 2003.
- (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 2529/01” (“Rheoliad 2529/01 y Cyngor”) means Council Regulation (EC) No. 2529/01 on the common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat[^f00003];
- “Council Regulation 1251/99” (“Rheoliad 1251/99 y Cyngor”) means Council Regulation (EC) No. 1251/99 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops[^f00004];
- “Council Regulation 1254/99” (“Rheoliad 1254/99 y Cyngor”) means Council Regulation (EC) No. 1254/99 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal[^f00005].
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 Wales, in order to determine whether that unit is a commercial unit of agricultural land within the meaning of sub-paragraph (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 6 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 2002, 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 the subject of Tir Mynydd payments or is designated as set aside land, as is mentioned in entries 7 and 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 2002, as the net annual income from that unit of production in that period shall be the amount in the entry in column 3 of the Schedule opposite to that entry.
- (4) The Schedule has effect subject to the Notes to the Schedule.
Revocation
3
The following Orders are revoked:—
- (a) The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (Wales) Order 2001[^f00006];
- (b) The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (Wales) (No. 2) Order 2001([^f00007] and
- (c) The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (Wales) (No. 3) Order 2001[^f00008].
THE 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£ |
| 1. Livestock | ||
| Dairy cows: | ||
| Channel Islands breeds | cow | 299 |
| Other breeds | cow | 378 |
| Beef breeding cows: | ||
| On eligible land under the Tir Mynydd Regulations 2001[^f00010] | cow | 19(1) |
| On other land | cow | 60(1) |
| Beef fattening cattle (semi-intensive) | head | 38(2) |
| Dairy replacements | head | 30(3) |
| Ewes: | ||
| On eligible land under the Tir Mynydd Regulations 2001. | ewe | 3(4) |
| On other land | ewe | 9(5) |
| Store lambs (including ewe lambs sold as shearlings) | head | 0.75 |
| Pigs: | ||
| Sows and gilts in pig | sow or gilt | 75 |
| Porker | head | 1.50 |
| Cutter | head | 2.85 |
| Bacon | head | 4.20 |
| Poultry: | ||
| Laying hens | bird | 0.92 |
| Broilers | bird | 0.09 |
| Point-of-lay pullets | bird | 0.20 |
| Christmas turkeys | bird | 1.27 |
| 2. Farm arable crops | ||
| Barley | hectare | 149(6) |
| Beans | hectare | 195(7) |
| Herbage seed | hectare | 110 |
| Oats | hectare | 176(8) |
| Oilseed rape | hectare | 76(9) |
| Peas: | ||
| Dried | hectare | 224(10) |
| Vining | hectare | 200 |
| Potatoes: | ||
| First early | hectare | 860 |
| Maincrop (including seed) | hectare | 860 |
| Sugar Beet | hectare | 240 |
| Wheat | hectare | 214(11) |
| 3. Outdoor horticultural crops | ||
| Broad beans | hectare | 425 |
| Brussels sprouts | hectare | 1505 |
| Cabbage, savoys and sprouting broccoli | hectare | 1730 |
| Carrots | hectare | 2270 |
| Cauliflower and winter broccoli | hectare | 975 |
| Celery | hectare | 8255 |
| Leeks | hectare | 2945 |
| Lettuce | hectare | 4150 |
| Onions: | ||
| Dry bulb | hectare | 1305 |
| Salad | hectare | 4125 |
| Parsnips | hectare | 2591 |
| Rhubarb (natural) | hectare | 5000 |
| Turnips and swedes | hectare | 1210 |
| 4. Orchard fruit | ||
| Apples: | ||
| Cider | hectare | 420 |
| Cooking | hectare | 1275 |
| Dessert | hectare | 1250 |
| Cherries | hectare | 690 |
| Pears | hectare | 965 |
| Plums | hectare | 1215 |
| 5. Soft fruit | ||
| Blackcurrants | hectare | 740 |
| Raspberries | hectare | 3000 |
| Strawberries | hectare | 3500 |
| 6. Miscellaneous | ||
| Hops | hectare | 1670 |
| 7. Forage Land | ||
| Eligible land as described in regulation 2A of the Tir Mynydd (Wales) Regulations 2001 | hectare | the amount of the Tir Mynydd payment required to be paid under the Tir Mynydd (Wales) Regulations 2001 |
| 8. Set-aside | ||
| 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 Regulation1251/99) for the provision of materials for the manufacture within the Community of products not primarily intended for human or animal consumption | hectare | 24 |
NOTES TO THE SCHEDULE
Signed
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998[^f00009].
John Marek — The Deputy Presiding Officer of the National Assembly — 7th January 2003
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order prescribes units of production for the assessment of the productive capacity of agricultural land situated in Wales and sets out the amount which is to be regarded as the net annual income from each such unit for the year 12th September 2002 to 11th September 2003 inclusive.
An assessment of the productive capacity of agricultural land is required in determining whether or not the land in question is a “commercial unit of agricultural land” for the purposes of the succession provisions in the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986: see in particular sections 36(3) and 50(2).
A “commercial unit of agricultural land” is land which, when farmed under competent management, is capable of producing a net annual income which is not less than the aggregate of the average annual earnings of two full-time male agricultural workers aged 20 years or over (paragraph 3 of Schedule 6 to the 1986 Act). In determining this annual income figure, neither the system of farming carried out on a particular holding nor historical data from that holding will necessarily be used. Instead, whenever a particular farming use mentioned in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order is relevant to this determination, the units of production and the net annual income specified in columns 2 and 3 respectively will form the basis of the assessment of the productive capacity of the land in question.
The net annual income figures in column 3 of the Schedule specify the net annual income from one unit of production. In some cases the net annual income is derived from a unit which will be on the land for the full twelve-month period. In other cases the net annual income is derived from a unit which will be on the land for only part of the year, and there may be more than one production cycle in the twelve-month period. The assessment of the productive capacity of the land will take account of the total production in the course of a year.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1986 c. 5.
[^f00002]: By virtue of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672), the functions of the Minister (defined in section 96(1) of the Act as the Secretary of State in relation to Wales) under paragraph 4 of Schedule 6 to the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986, were, so far as they were exercisable in relation to Wales, transferred to the National Assembly for Wales.
[^f00003]: OJ No. L312, 20.11.98, p.1, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1669/00 (OJ No. L193, 29.7.00, p.8).
[^f00004]: OJ No. L10, 26.6.99, p.1, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1038/01 (OJ No. L145, 31.5.01, p.16).
[^f00005]: OJ No. L160, 26.6.99, p.21.
[^f00006]: S.I. 2001/2982 (W.249).
[^f00007]: S.I. 2001/2983 (W.250).
[^f00008]: S.I. 2001/3064 (W.253).
[^f00009]: 1998 c. 38.
[^f00010]: S.I. 2001 / 496 (W.23) as amended by S.I. 2002/1806 (W.176).
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