# The Arable Area Payments Regulations 1994, Paragraph 9: Use of Fertilisers, Pesticides, Herbicides and Fungicides on the Set-Aside Land


Subject to paragraph 10 below a farmer shall not apply herbicide to the set-aside land unless—
(a) it is of a type which is absorbed into a plant primarily through the leaves and stem; and
(b) such application if undertaken before 15th April—
(i) is not likely significantly to damage green cover on the land;
(ii) is undertaken using herbicide applied either as a spot treatment or with a wick applicator; or
(iii) is undertaken in order to create or maintain the bare fallow strip permitted under paragraph 1(4) above.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/947/schedule/2/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/arable-area-payments-regulations-1994/schedule-2/paragraph-9
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