Paragraph 4

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

Sch.1, para.1(1) substituted by Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Dartmoor) Designation 1996 art.2(4)(a)
Sch.1, para.5(7) substituted by Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Dartmoor) Designation 1996 art,2(4)(b)
Sch.1, para.5(8)(9) amended by Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Dartmoor) Designation 1996 art.2(4)(c)(d)
Sch.1, para.5(10) amended by Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Dartmoor) Designation 1996 art.2(4)(e)
Sch.1 substituted by Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Dartmoor) Designation 1999 art.7, Sch.1

As regards all unimproved pasture and enclosed rough land which is the subject of an agreement—

(1)

the farmer shall maintain the land and shall not excavate, plough, level, reseed, chain harrow, roll or otherwise cultivate and shall not cut or top vegetation;

(2)

the farmer shall not graze with livestock so as to cause poaching, overgrazing or undergrazing;

(3)

the farmer shall not apply any organic or inorganic fertiliser;

(4)

the farmer shall not apply lime, slag or any other substance designed to reduce the acidity of the soil;

(5)

the farmer shall not apply any fungicides or insecticides;

(6)

the farmer shall not apply any herbicides except to control bracken, spear thistle, creeping or field thistle, curled dock, broadleaved dock or ragwort or to carry out stump treatment of cleared scrub. Except in the case of bracken, herbicides used for these purposes shall be applied by wick applicator or by spot treatment;

(7)

the farmer shall restrict supplementary feeding of livestock to areas and systems agreed with the Minister in writing in advance;

(8)

the farmer shall not erect any temporary fencing without the Minister’s prior written approval.