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The farmer shall—

(a)

prepare and follow a nutrient management plan;

(b)

retain and not damage any habitat, landscape or water feature, or heritage feature;

(c)

retain existing field boundaries and not remove any hedge, tree, copses, scrub, ditch, dyke or wall or any part thereof, except with the prior written permission of the Department;

(d)

maintain open drains and sheughs in accordance with the written advice of the Department;

(e)

keep the eligible land free from rubbish and litter;

(f)

seek the permission of the Department before undertaking work which may have a detrimental impact on any habitat, landscape feature or heritage feature;

(g)

comply with the Codes of Good Agricultural Practice for the protection of—

(i)

soilf1;

(ii)

airf2; and

(iii)

waterf3,

published by the Department; and

(h)

comply with the Good Farming Practice for the Environmentf4 published by the Department.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

Soil ISBN 1 85527 1591 (1995)

f2

Air ISBN 1 85527 1605, 1613, (1995)

f3

Water ISBN 1 85527 057 9, 059 5, 112 5, 115, 114 1, 246 6, 351 9, 361 6 (1991-1999)

f4

ISBN 1 855 472 8