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 6 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, lime, slag 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;

• “fen habitat” means an area of semi-natural vegetation which is waterlogged throughout the year;

• “grassland” means land on which the vegetation consists primarily of grass species;

• “livestock unit” means—

  1. a

     1 bovine animal more than two years old;

  2. b

     1.66 bovine animals from six months old to two years inclusive;

  3. c

     6.66 sheep;

  4. d

     1 horse more than six months old; or

  5. e

     4.35 farmed deer;

• “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.

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.