{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/common-agricultural-policy-direct-payments-etc-scotland-amendment-regulations-2016/regulation-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/common-agricultural-policy-direct-payments-etc-scotland-amendment-regulations-2016/regulation-4.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2016/104",
  "legislation_title": "The Common Agricultural Policy (Direct Payments etc.) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/common-agricultural-policy-direct-payments-etc-scotland-amendment-regulations-2016",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Amendment to the Common Agricultural Policy (Direct Payments etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2015",
  "text": "After regulation 17 (permanent grassland), insert—\n“Permanent grassland: obligation to prepare a plan in respect of the application of inorganic nitrogen fertiliser and lime\n17A. (1) A farmer must, in accordance with paragraph (2), no later than the date specified in regulation 6(1) prepare a plan in respect of the application of inorganic nitrogen fertiliser and lime to a relevant parcel of permanent grassland.\n(2) The plan under paragraph (1) must specify whether and to what extent it is anticipated that inorganic nitrogen fertiliser or lime is to be applied to a relevant parcel of permanent grassland.\n(3) The farmer must provide a copy of the plan under paragraph (1) to the Scottish Ministers on request.\n(4) In this regulation, “a relevant parcel of permanent grassland” means a parcel of land comprising areas of permanent grassland provided that the parcel does not also contain areas of either or both of—\n(a) arable land; and\n(b) rough grazing land.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2016/104/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:24:48.357838+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}