# The Countryside Premium Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 1997, Paragraph 1


On rough grazings, unimproved grassland, reverted improved grassland, machair and dune grassland, wetlands, water margins, native, amenity or semi-natural woodlands and scrub–
(a) the conservation interest shall not be damaged by new drainage works, ploughing, clearing, levelling, re-seeding or cultivating;
(b) livestock shall be managed to avoid poaching or overgrazing;
(c) pesticides shall not be used except with the consent of the Secretary of State; and
(d) lime or fertiliser, including farmyard manure and slurry, shall not be used except with the consent of the Secretary of State.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/330/schedule/1/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/countryside-premium-scheme-scotland-regulations-1997/schedule-1/paragraph-1
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