Explanatory note

adds new definitions (article 3(2));

amends the address at which maps of the designated area are deposited (article 3(3));

specifies new rates of payment under management agreements entered into in relation to agricultural land in the designated area (article 3(5));

substitutes a new Schedule 1 for the previous Schedule of requirements which must be included in an agreement (article 3(6));

inserts Schedules 2 and 3 setting out additional provisions which may be included in an agreement and which attract higher rates of payment (article 3(6));

inserts a Schedule 4 of optional provisions which may be included in an agreement as part of a conservation plan and which attract additional payments (article 3(6)).