Article 9 Amendments to the Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Antrim Coast, Glens and Rathlin) Designation Order (Northern Ireland) 1993

In Schedule 3 (Additional Conservation Provisions) after Part I there shall be inserted the following Part—

“Part IA

As regards any land which is the subject of an agreement and contains habitats favourable to the bird species chough the farmer shall comply with the relevant requirements of Schedule I and in addition thereto—

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The farmer shall within nine months of the commencement of any agreement obtain the written advice of the Department on the preparation of a management plan in respect of such land for the purposes of facilitating the protection of the bird species chough.”