# The Common Agricultural Policy Schemes (Cross-Compliance) (Scotland) Regulations 2004, Paragraph 9: Machinery use for planting or sowing


(1) A farmer must not carry out any cultivation using machinery if–
(a) water is standing on the surface of the land; or
(b) the soil is saturated to the point where water is clearly visible when pressure equivalent to a footprint is applied.
(2) In this paragraph, “cultivation” means cultivation to prepare for planting or sowing.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/518/schedule/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/common-agricultural-policy-schemes-cross-compliance-scotland-regulations-2004/schedule/paragraph-9
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