# The Arable Area Payments Regulations 1996, Paragraph 12: Prohibition on sowing and preparation for sowing a crop on the set-aside land and cultivation of the set-aside land


Subject to paragraphs 13 and 14 below, prior to the end of the current set-aside period, a farmer shall not sow or carry out any preparation for sowing a crop on the set-aside land concerned, nor shall he otherwise cultivate the set-aside land.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/3142/schedule/2/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/arable-area-payments-regulations-1996/schedule-2/paragraph-12
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