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A decision made 27 September 2010 regarding: Agricultural Statistics Return Form - Amendment of.

Decision Reference: MD-E-2010-0148
Decision Summary Title:	Agricultural returns (Jersey) Law 1947 - Amendment to annual Agricultural Statistics Return			Date of Decision Summary:	16 September 2010
Decision Summary Author:	Rural Team Manager			Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written			Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title:	Agricultural returns (Jersey) Law 1947 - Amendment to annual Agricultural Statistics Return			Date of Written Report:	16 September 2010
Written Report Author:	Rural Team Manager			Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public

Subject: Agricultural Loans: Amendments to the annual ‘Agricultural Statistics Return Form’
Decision(s): The Minister, acting in accordance with Article 2 of the Agricultural Returns (Jersey) Law 1947, approved – (a) the attached Agricultural Statistics Return, which included revisions to questions O, P, Q, R and S on the information required relating to equines kept on agricultural land; and (b) the revised Guidelines outlining who should complete the Agricultural Statistics Return.
Reason(s) for decision: In 2009, agricultural returns indicated that there were 803 equines being kept on agricultural land in Jersey, whilst estimates put the population of equines at approximately 1500 to 2000. The revised definitions provided in the guidelines and the specific questions have therefore been formulated to ensure that anyone occupying agricultural land has a clear understanding of the information being requested and that the information received includes appropriate information on land use in Jersey and the livestock being kept on that land.
Resource Implications: None
Action required: Circulation of the revised annual agricultural return in October 2010.
Signature:		Position: Minister
Date Signed:			Date of Decision: