# The Arable Area Payments Regulations 1996, Paragraph 16: Use of the green cover


(1) A farmer shall ensure that, subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, no green cover or cuttings produced by cutting any green cover used for any commercial or agricultural purpose.
(2) A farmer may use any such green cover or cuttings for permitted agricultural production.
(3) A farmer shall ensure that no green cover established in accordance with this Schedule is burnt, except with the prior consent of the Minister.
(4) A farmer shall ensure that no cuttings produced by cutting the green cover are removed from or burnt on the set-aside land concerned except in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) above or with the prior consent of the Minister.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/3142/schedule/2/paragraph/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/arable-area-payments-regulations-1996/schedule-2/paragraph-16
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