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This Order amends the Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Cambrian Mountains) Designation Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/2257) which designated an area in the Cambrian Mountains as an environmentally sensitive area, in compliance with Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2078/92 (OJ No. L215, 30.7.92, p. 85) on agricultural production methods compatible with the requirements of the protection of the environment and the maintenance of the countryside.

The Order amends and adds definitions, amends the rates of payments to be made by the Secretary of State pursuant to a management agreement made under section 18(3) of the Agriculture Act 1986 and also amends the description of one of the operations that may be included in a conservation plan (articles 2 and 3).

No Compliance Cost Assessment in relation to this Order has been prepared.