Paragraph 5
As regards any heather fell which is the subject of an agreement—
the farmer shall not increase his existing stocking rate and in any event shall not exceed 0.225 livestock units per hectare in any year;
the farmer shall remove all cattle, replacement hoggs and 25% of his overwintering ewes from 1st October in any year until the following 28th February;
the farmer shall not allow draft ewes to graze;
within two years of the start of the agreement the farmer shall where necessary agree with the Minister a programme for any necessary management of fell vegetation;
the farmer shall ensure by adequate stock management that cattle and sheep graze only lightly and do not concentrate on or adjacent to areas vulnerable to grazing pressure, including areas of heather, heather margins and recently burnt heather;
the farmer shall observe the provisions of paragraph 4 sub-paragraphs (1) to (7) inclusive above.