Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (England) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 1002 of 2016). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision England Document type Regulation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Less favoured areas Agricultural land Mountain area Financial agricultural measures Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Order prescribes units of production for the assessment of the productive capacity of agricultural land situated in England. 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. The Order includes net annual income figures for land which is an eligible hectare for the purposes of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009. The Order also prescribes net annual income and specifies particular farming use for assessment purposes. Land includes land in a less favoured area and moorland. Prescribed units of production include: livestock, farm arable crops, outdoor horticultural crops and fruit and moorland. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 (1986 Cap 5). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1986 Keyword: Land tenure, Agricultural land, Lease, Contract/agreement, Dispute settlement Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation (EU) No. 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No. 637/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No. 73/2009. Legislation | European Union | 2013 Keyword: Agricultural development, Financial agricultural measures, Subsidy/incentive, Special fund, Youth, Smallholders/peasants, Sustainable use, Climate change, Pastoralism Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (England) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 977 of 2017). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2017 Keyword: Less favoured areas, Agricultural land, Mountain area, Financial agricultural measures Source: FAO, FAOLEX