The Environmentally Sensitive Areas Designation (England) (Amendment) Order 1988

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Environmentally Sensitive Areas Designation (England) (Amendment) Order 1988 and shall come into force on 1st March 1988.

(2) In this Order “the principal Orders” means the statutory instruments set out in the Schedule to this Order.Amendment of principal Orders

2.  The principal Orders shall each be amended in accordance with articles 3 and 4 below.

3.  In article 2(1) (interpretation) there shall be inserted immediately after the definition of “chalk downland”, where that definition appears, or immediately after the definition of “agreement”, where it does not, the following definition:

““cow” means a female bovine animal which has calved at least twice;”.

4.  In article 2(1) (interpretation) there shall be substituted for the definition of “livestock unit” the following definition:

• ““livestock unit” means—

  (a)

  1 cow, or

  (b)

  1.4 bovine animals (other than cows) more than two years old, or

  (c)

  1.6 bovine animals (other than cows) from one year old to two years old inclusive, or

  (d)

  2.5 bovine animals less than one year old, or

  (e)

  6.66 sheep;”

In Witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 7th February 1988.

L.S.

John MacGregor

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

We consent,

Michael Neubert

Mark Lennox-Boyd

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

8th February 1988