LegalizeThe Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (Wales) Order 2015
Made: 27 March 2015
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales: 31 March 2015
Coming into force: 21 April 2015
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Title, commencement, application and interpretation
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Assessment of productive capacity of land
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Revocation
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SCHEDULE — PRESCRIBED UNITS OF PRODUCTION AND DETERMINATION OF NET ANNUAL INCOME
| Column 1 Farming use | Column 1 Farming use | Column 2 Unit of production | Column 3 Net annual income from unit of production (£) |
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| (1) This is the figure for animals which would be 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 which would be 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 which would be 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 which would be 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) This is the figure for animals (irrespective of age) which would be 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) This is the figure for animals (irrespective of age) which would be 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) This is the figure for animals (irrespective of age) which would be 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) This is the figure for animals (irrespective of age) which would be 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. Livestock | 1. Livestock | 1. Livestock | 1. Livestock |
| Dairy cows | Dairy cows | cow | 530 |
| Beef breeding cows: | on land in a less favoured area | cow | -82 |
| Beef breeding cows: | on other land | cow | -39 |
| Beef fattening cattle (semi-intensive) | Beef fattening cattle (semi-intensive) | head | 40[^f01000] |
| Dairy replacements | Dairy replacements | head | 102[^f01001] |
| Ewes: | on land in a less favoured area | ewe | -17 |
| Ewes: | on other land | ewe | -4 |
| Store lambs (including ewe lambs sold as shearlings) | Store lambs (including ewe lambs sold as shearlings) | head | 4.70 |
| Pigs: | sows and gilts in pig | sow or gilt | 220 |
| Pigs: | porker | head | 7.50 |
| Pigs: | cutter | head | 10.40 |
| Pigs: | bacon | head | 13.10 |
| Poultry: | laying hens | bird | 3.20 |
| Poultry: | broilers | bird | 0.50 |
| Poultry: | point-of-lay pullets | bird | 0.30 |
| Christmas turkeys | Christmas turkeys | bird | 4.70 |
| 2. Farm arable crops | 2. Farm arable crops | 2. Farm arable crops | 2. Farm arable crops |
| Barley | Barley | hectare | 127 |
| Beans | Beans | hectare | 290 |
| Oilseed rape | Oilseed rape | hectare | 242 |
| Dried peas | Dried peas | hectare | 100 |
| Potatoes: | first early | hectare | 1700 |
| Potatoes: | maincrop (including seed) | hectare | 3610 |
| Sugar beet | Sugar beet | hectare | 750 |
| Wheat | Wheat | hectare | 400 |
| 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 | 3100 |
| Soft fruit | Soft fruit | hectare | 9780 |
| 4. Eligible hectares | 4. Eligible hectares | 4. Eligible hectares | 4. Eligible hectares |
| Land which was in 2013, an eligible hectare for the purposes of Council Regulation 73/2009 | severely disadvantaged land | hectare | 95.07 |
| Land which was in 2013, an eligible hectare for the purposes of Council Regulation 73/2009 | disadvantaged land | hectare | 126.67 |
| Land which was in 2013, an eligible hectare for the purposes of Council Regulation 73/2009 | all other land | hectare | 63.16 |
Signed
Rebecca Evans — Deputy Minister for Farming and Food, under authority of the Minister for Natural Resources, one of the Welsh Ministers — 27 March 2015
Explanatory note
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Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1986 c.5; section 96(1) of that Act defines “the Minister”.
[^f00002]: Functions conferred under the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 (c.5) were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2 of and Schedule 1 to the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672). Those functions are now exercisable by the Welsh Ministers by virtue of section 162 of, and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).
[^f00003]: OJ No L 30, 31.1.2009, p.16, repealed by Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No L 347, 20/12/2013, p.608).and last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1310/2013 (OJ No L 347, 20/12/2013, p.865).
[^f00004]: S.I. 2014/41 (W.3).
Editorial notes
[^key-37ebe9c9cb52f625e6f551a44a4a7eb3]: Order revoked (28.9.2015) by The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (Wales) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1642), arts. 1(1), 3
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