Schedule 5 REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CONSERVATION HEADLANDS

As regards any land which is the subject of an agreement and which has been continuously used in rotation for arable cropping since 31st August 1992, the farmer shall observe the following requirements in regard to a strip of land either 6 metres wide or 12 metres wide located at the edge of a field—

(1)

the farmer shall not apply insecticides except between 31st August in any year and the following 15th March;

(2)

the farmer shall not apply herbicides other than—

(a)

Tri-allate, diclofop-methyl, difenzoquat, flamprop-m-isopropyl or fenoxaprop-ethyl;

(b)

Glyphosate, provided that it is applied only in the preor post-harvest period;

(c)

Fluroxypyr, provided it is applied by spot treatment and solely for the control of cleavers; or

(d)

any other herbicide applied by any method which the Minister may from time to time approve.