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Explanatory note

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This Order amends the Environmentally Sensitive Areas (North Kent Marshes) Designation Order 1993 ( “the principal Order”) which designated an area in the North Kent Marshes as an environmentally sensitive area.

Subject to a saving provision, the Order amends the rates of payments to be made by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food pursuant to a management agreement made under section 18(3) of the Agriculture Act 1986 (articles 4 and 6).

The Order amends a provision of Schedule 2 to the principal Order, which sets out additional provisions which may be included in a management agreement (article 5).