{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmentally-sensitive-areas-essex-coast-designation-order-1994/schedule-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmentally-sensitive-areas-essex-coast-designation-order-1994/schedule-4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1994/711",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Essex Coast) Designation Order 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmentally-sensitive-areas-essex-coast-designation-order-1994",
  "path": "schedule/4",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS—II (REVERSION OF ARABLE LAND TO PERMANENT GRASSLAND)",
  "text": "As regards any land which is the subject of an agreement, which is suitable for reversion from arable land to permanent grassland and which on 31st December 1993 was in arable cropping or had been in ley management for less than five years as part of an arable rotation—\n(1) the farmer shall cease arable production or ley grassland production and shall establish a permanent grassland sward within 7 months of the start of the agreement using seed from grass species approved by the Minister;\n(2) during the 7 month period referred to in paragraph (1)\nabove, the farmer shall not apply—\n(a) any organic or inorganic fertiliser;\n(b) lime, slag or any other substance designed to reduce the acidity of the soil; or\n(c) any fungicide, insecticide or herbicide\nwithout obtaining the Minister’s prior written approval;\n(3) the farmer shall observe the provision of Schedule 1 sub-paragraphs (9) to (17) from the start of the agreement. After the expiry of the 7 month period referred to in paragraph (1) above he shall observe the remaining provisions of Schedule 1 except that, notwithstanding the provisions of sub-paragraph (4) of that Schedule, he shall not apply more than 125kg of nitrogen per hectare per year as inorganic fertiliser.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "added",
      "affecting": "uksi/1996/2108",
      "affecting_title": "The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Essex Coast) Designation (Amendment) Order 1996"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/711/schedule/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:37:13.598043+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}