Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (Wales) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 4 (W. 2) of 2003)

The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (Wales) Order 2003 file:///D/HTML/uk35573.htm[16.01.2025 11:39:39] Welsh Statutory Instrument 2003 No. 4 (W.2) The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (Wales) Order 2003 © Crown Copyright 2003 The legislation contained on this web site is subject to Crown Copyright protection. It may be reproduced free of charge provided that it is reproduced accurately and that the source and copyright status of the material is made evident to users. It should be noted that the right to reproduce the text of Statutory Instruments does not extend to the Royal Badge of Wales and the Queen's Printer imprints. The text of this Internet version of the Statutory Instrument has been prepared to reflect the text as it was Made. The authoritative version is the Queen's Printer copy published by The Stationery Office Limited as the The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (Wales) Order 2003, ISBN 0 11090619 5. Purchase this item. For details of how to obtain an official copy see How to obtain The Stationery Office Limited titles. To ensure fast access over slow connections, large documents have been segmented into "chunks". Where you see a "continue" button at the bottom of the page of text, this indicates that there is another chunk of text available. STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 2003 No. 4 (W.2) LANDLORD AND TENANT, WALES The 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[1], which are now vested in it, the National Assembly for Wales[2] 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. The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (Wales) Order 2003 file:///D/HTML/uk35573.htm[16.01.2025 11:39:39] (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[3]; "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[4]; "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[5]. 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[6]; (b) The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (Wales) (No. 2) Order The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (Wales) Order 2003 file:///D/HTML/uk35573.htm[16.01.2025 11:39:39] 2001([7] and (c) The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (Wales) (No. 3) Order 2001[8]. Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998[9]. John Marek The Deputy Presiding Officer of the National Assembly 7th January 2003 THE SCHEDULE Articles 1(2) and 2 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[10] 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: The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (Wales) Order 2003 file:///D/HTML/uk35573.htm[16.01.2025 11:39:39] 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 The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (Wales) Order 2003 file:///D/HTML/uk35573.htm[16.01.2025 11:39:39] 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 The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (Wales) Order 2003 file:///D/HTML/uk35573.htm[16.01.2025 11:39:39] (1) Deduct £120 from the figure in column 3 in the case of animals for which the net annual income does not include a sum in respect of the premium for maintaining suckler cows (suckler cow premium) provided for in Article 6 of Council Regulation 1254/99 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal. Add £24 to the figure in column 3 in the case of animals for which the net annual income includes a sum in respect of the lower rate of extensification premium provided for in Article 13 of Council Regulation 1254/99. Add £48 to the figure in column 3 in the case of animals for which the net annual income includes a sum in respect of the higher rate of extensification premium provided for in Article 13 of Council Regulation 1254/99. (2) This is the figure for animals which would be kept for 12 months. Deduct £102 in the case of animals which are kept for 12 months and for which the net annual income does not include a sum in respect of the special premium for holding male bovine animals (beef special premium) provided for in Article 4 of Council Regulation 1254/99. Add £24 to the figure in column 3 in the case of animals which are kept for 12 months and for which the net annual income includes a sum in respect of the lower rate of extensification premium. Add £48 to the figure in column 3 in the case of animals which would be kept for that period and for which the net annual income includes a sum in respect of the higher rate of extensification premium. In the case of animals which are kept for less than 12 months and for which the net annual income does not include a sum in respect of beef special premium, the net annual income is to be calculated by deducting £102 from the figure in column 3 and then making a pro rata adjustment of the resulting figure. In the case of animals which are kept for less than 12 months and for which the net annual income includes a sum in respect of beef special premium, the net annual income is to be calculated by first deducting £102 from the figure in column 3, then making a pro rata adjustment of the resulting figure, then adding to that figure the sum of £102 and (when the net annual income includes a sum in respect of extensification premium) the sum of £24 (when the extensification premium is paid at the lower rate) or £480 (when the extensification premium is paid at the higher rate). (3) This indicates the figure for animals (irrespective of age) which are kept for 12 months. In the case of animals which are kept for less than 12 months a pro rata adjustment of this figure is to be made. (4) Deduct £17 from this figure in the case of animals for which the net annual income does not include a sum in respect of the premium for offsetting income loss sustained by sheep meat producers (sheep annual premium) provided for in Articles 4 and 5 of Council Regulation 2529/01 on the common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat. (5) Deduct £13 from the figure in column 3 in the case of animals for which the net annual income does not include a sum in respect of sheep annual premium. (6) Deduct £227 from the figure in column 3 in the case of land for which the net annual income does not include a sum in respect of the compensatory payment for The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (Wales) Order 2003 file:///D/HTML/uk35573.htm[16.01.2025 11:39:39] which producers of arable crops may apply (area payment) provided for in Article 2 of Council Regulation 1251/99. (7) Deduct £262 from the figure in column 3 in the case of land for which the net annual income does not include a sum in respect of area payment. (8) Deduct £226 from the figure in column 3 in the case of land for which the net annual income does not include a sum in respect of area payment. (9) Deduct £228 from the figure in column 3 in the case of land for which the net annual income does not include a sum in respect of area payment. (10) Deduct £262 from the figure in column 3 in the case of land for which the net annual income does not include a sum in respect of area payment. (11) Deduct £228 from the figure in column 3 in the case of land for which the net annual income does not include a sum in respect of area payment. 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. Notes: [1] 1986 c.5.back The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (Wales) Order 2003 file:///D/HTML/uk35573.htm[16.01.2025 11:39:39] Other UK SIs | Home | National Assembly for Wales Statutory Instruments | Scottish Statutory Instruments | Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland | Her Majesty's Stationery Office We welcome your comments on this site © Crown copyright 2003 Prepared 23 January 2003 [2] 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.back [3] 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).back [4] 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).back [5] OJ No. L160, 26.6.99, p.21.back [6] S.I. 2001/2982 (W.249).back [7] S.I. 2001/2983 (W.250).back [8] S.I. 2001/3064 (W.253).back [9] 1998 c.38.back [10] S.I. 2001 / 496 (W.23) as amended by S.I. 2002/1806 (W.176).back Cymraeg (Welsh) ISBN 0 11090619 5