Paragraph 14 Use of the green cover
(1)
A farmer must ensure that, subject to sub-paragraph (2), no green cover or cuttings from any green cover are used for seed production or any other commercial or agricultural purpose in the current year.
(2)
A farmer may —
(a)
subject to paragraphs 11(3) and 13(4), use any such green cover or cuttings for any agricultural purposes after 31 August; and
(b)
place on the market any cuttings, or crops, that are harvested from the green cover on or after 15 January in the following year.
(3)
A farmer must ensure that no cuttings from the green cover are removed from the set-aside land concerned except in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) or with the prior consent of the National Assembly.