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(1) This Order may be cited as the Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (England) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 12th September 1999.
(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 805/68” means Council Regulation (EEC) No. 805/68 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal;
 “Council Regulation 1765/92” means Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1765/92 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops;
 “Council Regulation 2467/98” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 2467/98 on the common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat;
 “Council Regulation 1251/99” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 1251/99 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops;
 “Council Regulation 1254/99” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 1254/99 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal.
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(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 England, 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, etc., as is mentioned in any of the entries 1 to 7 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 1999, 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 designated as set aside land, as is mentioned in entry 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 1999, 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.
(4) The Schedule has effect subject to the Notes to the Schedule.
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The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) Order 1998 is hereby revoked with respect to land situated in England.
Elliot Morley
Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
6th August 1999
SCHEDULE
Articles 1(2) and 2


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 283

 Other breeds cow 335
Beef breeding cows:

 On eligible land under the Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allowances) Regulations 1996 cow 50

 On other land cow 41
Beef fattening cattle (semi-intensive) head 48
Dairy replacements head 41
Ewes:

 On eligible land under the Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allowances) Regulations 1996 ewe 20

 On other land ewe 21
Store lambs (including ewe lambs sold as shearlings) head 0.87
Pigs:

 Sows and gilts in pig sow or gilt 90

 Porker head 2.06

 Cutter head 3.66

 Bacon head 5.13
Poultry:

 Laying hens bird 1.08

 Broilers bird 0.12

 Point-of-lay pullets bird 0.27

 Turkeys bird 1.23
2. Farm arable crops
Barley hectare 158
Beans hectare 75
Herbage seed hectare 189
Linseed hectare 137
Oats hectare 142
Oilseed rape hectare 164
Peas:

 Dried hectare 61

 Vining hectare 257
Potatoes:

 First early hectare 675

 Maincrop (including seed) hectare 790
Sugar Beet hectare 357
Wheat hectare 201
3. Outdoor horticultural crops
Broad beans hectare 409
Brussels sprouts hectare 1460
Cabbage, savoys and sprouting broccoli hectare 1684
Carrots hectare 2307
Cauliflower and winter broccoli hectare 1017
Celery hectare 6175
Leeks hectare 3255
Lettuce hectare 3914
Onions:

 Dry bulb hectare 1087

 Salad hectare 4477
Outdoor bulbs hectare 1416
Parsnips hectare 2539
Rhubarb (natural) hectare 3096
Turnips and swedes hectare 1289
4. Protected crops
Forced narcissi 1000 square metres 8294
Forced tulips 1000 square metres 6226
Mushrooms 1000 square metres 11272
5. Orchard fruit
Apples:

 Cider hectare 603

 Cooking hectare 1412

 Dessert hectare 1378
Cherries hectare 1297
Pears hectare 1100
Plums hectare 1030
6. Soft fruit
Blackcurrants hectare 1093
Gooseberries hectare 1579
Raspberries hectare 2974
Strawberries hectare 3093
7. Miscellaneous
Hops hectare 1700
8. Set-aside hectare 62
NOTES TO THE SCHEDULE
Article 2(4)
Note to column 1

Notes to column 3











