# The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Cross Compliance) (England) Regulations 2004, Paragraph 10: Protection of hedgerows and watercourses


(1) Except where sub-paragraph (2) applies, a farmer must not cultivate, or apply fertilisers or pesticides to—
(a) land within 2 metres of the centre of a hedgerow; and
(b) land which is covered by, forms the bank of, or is within 1 metre of the top of the bank of a watercourse or field ditch.
(2) The requirement in sub-paragraph (1) does not apply—
(a) to land on either side of a hedgerow which was planted on or after 1st January 2005 and which is less than 5 years old;
(b) to land forming part of a parcel of 2 hectares or less, as measured within permanent boundary features;
(c) if the only application of pesticides is the spot-application of herbicides to control the spread of any the weeds in paragraph 8 or 9; or
(d) in 2005, if the farmer is cultivating the land to establish a green cover on it.
(3) The requirement in sub-paragraph (1) applies—
(a) on land used for crop production, from the first day after the first harvest after 15th July 2005; and
(b) on any other land, on and after 15th July 2005.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/3196/schedule/paragraph/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/common-agricultural-policy-single-payment-and-support-schemes-cross-compliance-england-regulations-2004/schedule/paragraph-10
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