# The Agriculture (Cross compliance) (No. 2) Regulations 2009 (revoked)

S.I. 2009/3365 · made 20 December 2009 · revised to 1 January 2015

These Regulations implement Commission Regulation (EC) No 1122/2009, which establishes cross-compliance requirements under Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009. They set out the requirements for claimants of subsidy under the single payment scheme. The requirements are set out in Schedule 1, and Schedule 2 lists exceptions from those requirements.

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/agriculture-cross-compliance-no-2-regulations-2009-revoked/pdf/uksi_20093365_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/agriculture-cross-compliance-no-2-regulations-2009-revoked/pdf/uksiem_20093365_en.pdf

## Introductory text

This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in SI 2009/3264 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
Agriculture, England
Made 20th December 2009
Laid before Parliament 23rd December 2009
Coming into force 15th January 2010
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## 1 Title, application and commencement

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## 2 Designation

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## 3 Standards of Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition

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## 4 Permanent pasture

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## 5 Competent control authorities

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## 6 Powers of authorised persons

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## 7 Obstruction

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## 8 Revocation

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## Signature

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## Schedule 1: Standards of Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition

## 1 Specified provisions

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## 2 Soil Protection Review

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## 3 Overgrazing and unsuitable supplementary feeding

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## 4 Directions by the Secretary of State

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## 5 Management of land not in agricultural production

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## 6 Control of weeds

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## 7 “Hedgerows”

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## 8 Protection of hedgerows and watercourses

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## 9 Cutting or trimming hedgerows

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## 10 Stone walls

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## Schedule 2: Circumstances where a breach of Schedule 1 is not non-compliance

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## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations implement Commission Regulation (EC) No 1122/2009, which establishes cross-compliance requirements under Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009. They set out the requirements for claimants of subsidy under the single payment scheme. The requirements are set out in Schedule 1, and Schedule 2 lists exceptions from those requirements.
They revoke and replace S. I 2009/3264, where the period for casting up hedgebanks was misstated.
A full impact assessment has been prepared and placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament. It is available on the Defra website at www.defra.gov.uk.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/3365 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/agriculture-cross-compliance-no-2-regulations-2009-revoked
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