# The Common Agricultural Policy Single Farm Payment and Support Schemes (Scotland) Regulations 2005, Paragraph 2: The Green Cover Option

Extent: S
Status: prospective

(1) In respect of each field or part of a field to be managed in accordance with the Green Cover Option, a farmer shall–
(a) subject to sub-paragraph (2) and paragraph 6, establish a green cover by the start of the current set-aside period by sowing–
(i) grass seed;
(ii) a mixture of grass seed and the seed of native broad-leaved plants not commonly used for agricultural production (which mixture shall not contain more than 50 per cent by weight of legumes);
(iii) mustard seed; or
(iv) phacelia seed;
(b) subject to paragraphs 7, 11 and 12, maintain the green cover thereafter until the end of the relevant period; and
(c) cut or destroy the green cover in accordance with paragraph 5.
(2) The requirement to establish a green cover in accordance with paragraph (1)(a) shall not apply where–
(a) in 2005–
(i) the field or part of a field was set aside in 2004 pursuant to Article 6 of Council Regulation 1251/1999;
(ii) the field or part of a field was managed during that year in accordance with the grassland option set out in paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Arable Area Payments Regulations 1996; and
(iii) the green cover established in accordance with the requirements of that option has been maintained until the beginning of the current scheme year; and
(b) in 2006 and thereafter–
(i) the field or part of a field was set aside in the previous year;
(ii) the field or part of a field was managed during that year in accordance with the sown green cover option; and
(iii) the green cover established in accordance with the requirements of that option has been maintained until the beginning of the current scheme year.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2005/143/schedule/1/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/common-agricultural-policy-single-farm-payment-and-support-schemes-scotland-regulations-2005/schedule-1/paragraph-2
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