# The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Central Southern Uplands) Designation (Amendment) Order 1996, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Central Southern Uplands) Designation Order 1993 (“the principal Order”).
The Order–
(a) substitutes for the reference to “enclosed land” a reference to “inbye land”, provides a definition of “inbye land” and “herb rich grassland” and amends the definition of “wetlands” (articles 2 and 3);
(b) amends the maximum rate of payments for expenditure identified in an agreement under section 18(3) of the Agriculture Act 1986 as required to undertake additional farming operations specified in the principal Order. For agreements entered into on or after the date of coming into force of the Order there is substituted, for the present maximum rate of £150 per annum per hectare to which the agreement relates, or the rate of £6,000 per annum per individual farm business, whichever is the lower, a maximum rate of £52,500 for stock reduction and £30,000 for other operations for each 5 year conservation plan included in such agreement. Transitional provision is made for agreements in force on that date (article 4); and
(c) makes drafting amendments to the Schedule to the principal Order and amends the provisions of that Schedule in relation to the farming operations which may be included in each conservation plan, if the farmer so wishes, with the effect that for agreements entered into or varied on or after 15th August 1996 payment may be made for measures in respect of management of herb rich grassland, wetlands, water margins and archaeology on inbye land. In addition, payment may be made for the rebuilding of dykes on inbye land and restoration of hedges (article 5).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1969/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmentally-sensitive-areas-central-southern-uplands-designation-amendment-order-1996/note
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