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Paragraph 1

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

As regards any strip which is the subject of an agreement—

(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 to the strip 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 for this purpose.