# The Common Agricultural Policy Basic Payment and Support Schemes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015, Regulation 20: Environmentally sensitive permanent grassland

Extent: N.I.

(1) Permanent grasslands in areas to which the Conservation Directives apply are designated as permanent grasslands which are environmentally sensitive for the purposes of and in the areas referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 45(1) of the Direct Payments Regulation as it had effect immediately before exit day.
(2) In paragraph (1)—
“the Conservation Directives” means—
(a)Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora as amended from time to time ; and
(b)Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation of wild birds as amended from time to time ;

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/191/regulation/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/common-agricultural-policy-basic-payment-and-support-schemes-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/regulation-20
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