# The Common Agricultural Policy (Direct Payments etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2015, Paragraph 3

Extent: S

(1) Areas with nitrogen fixing crops must be established by sowing at least 2 of the crop species listed in Part 2 of this Schedule, provided that one of the crop species sown does not cover more than 75 per cent of the total of such areas.
(2) Any area with nitrogen fixing crops established as mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) must not contain the same crop species as any other such area established.
(3) In sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), “crop species” includes a mixture of any of the crop species listed in Part 2 of this schedule.
(4) Despite sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), areas with nitrogen fixing crops may also be established by sowing at least 1 of the crop species listed in Part 2 of this schedule with any other crop species, provided that the crop species listed in Part 2 of this schedule is predominant by weight of seed.
(5) In sub-paragraph (4)—
“crop species listed in Part 2 of this schedule” includes a mixture of any of the crop species listed in Part 2 of this schedule; and
“other crop species” includes-
(a)a mixture of any of the crop species listed in Part 2 of this schedule and any other crop species; and
(b)a mixture of any crop species not listed in Part 2 of this schedule.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/58/schedule/2/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/common-agricultural-policy-direct-payments-etc-scotland-regulations-2015/schedule-2/paragraph-3
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