Regulation 16 Short rotation coppice

Northern Ireland

For the purposes of Article 4(1)(k) F1... of the Direct Payments Regulation—

(a)

the list of planted tree species is—

(i)

Alder (Alnus spp);

(ii)

Birch (Betula spp);

(iii)

Hazel (Corylus avellana);

(iv)

Ash (Fraxinus excelsior);

(v)

Lime (Tilia cordata);

(vi)

Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa);

(vii)

Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus);

(viii)

Willow (Salix spp); and

(ix)

Poplar (Populus spp);

(b)

the maximum harvest cycle is 5 years.

Annotations

F1: Words in reg. 16 omitted (24.2.2020) by virtue of The Common Agricultural Policy (Direct Payments to Farmers) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/22), regs. 1(1), 2(4)