{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmentally-sensitive-areas-breckland-designation-order-1993/schedule-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmentally-sensitive-areas-breckland-designation-order-1993/schedule-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1993/455",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Breckland) Designation Order 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmentally-sensitive-areas-breckland-designation-order-1993",
  "path": "schedule/3",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO RIVER VALLEY GRASSLAND",
  "text": "As regards any river valley grassland which is the subject of an agreement—\n(1) the farmer shall maintain wet grassland and shall not plough, level, reseed or cultivate.He shall not use a chain harrow or roller between 31st March and 1st July in any year (but may do so at other times);\n(2) the farmer shall graze with livestock, excluding pigs or poultry, but not so as to cause poaching, undergrazing or overgrazing;\n(3) the farmer shall not cut the grass before 1st July in any year;\n(4) the farmer shall not apply any inorganic fertilisers or any sewage sludge, slurry, pig or poultry manure;\n(5) the farmer shall not increase his existing application rate of farmyard manure and in any event shall not apply more than 12.5 tonnes per hectare in any three year period.He shall not apply organic fertiliser within 50 metres of any spring, well or borehole supplying water for human consumption or within 10 metres of any watercourse;\n(6) the farmer shall not apply herbicides except to control nettles, spear thistle, creeping or field thistle, curled dock, broadleaved dock or ragwort.The farmer shall control infestations of these weeds by means of cutting or by the use of herbicides.Herbicides used for these purposes shall be applied by wick applicator or spot treatment;\n(7) the farmer shall not use fungicides or insecticides;\n(8) the farmer shall not apply lime, slag or any other substance designed to reduce the acidity of the soil;\n(9) the farmer shall not install under-drainage or mole drainage and shall not use a subsoiler.He shall not modify any existing drainage system so as to bring about improved drainage;\n(10) where the farmer has control over ditch water levels, he shall maintain those levels and in any event shall ensure that ditches do not dry out; (11) the farmer shall restrict supplementary feeding (including mineral licks) to areas agreed in advance with the Minister.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "revoked",
      "affecting": "uksi/1998/1306",
      "affecting_title": "The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Breckland) Designation (Amendment) Order 1998"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/455/schedule/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:03:51.101857+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}