Paragraph 4
As regards all moorland which is the subject of an agreement—
the farmer shall maintain the land and shall not excavate, plough, level, reseed, cut, top, harrow, roll or otherwise cultivate;
the farmer shall not increase existing stocking levels and in any event shall not exceed 0.225 livestock units per hectare. He shall remove all cattle and 25 per cent of his ewe flock from 1st November in any year until the following 28th February inclusive;
the farmer shall not graze with livestock so as to cause poaching, overgrazing or undergrazing;
the farmer shall restrict supplementary feeding of livestock to areas agreed with the Minister in writing in advance;
within one year of the start of the agreement, the farmer shall agree with the Minister programme for any necessary burning or cutting of moorland vegetation;
the farmer shall not apply any organic or inorganic fertiliser or any lime, slag or any other substance designed to reduce the acidity of the soil;
the farmer shall not apply any fungicides or insecticides;
the farmer shall not apply any herbicides except to control bracken, spear thistle, creeping or field thistle, curled dock, broadleaved dock, ragwort or stinging nettles. Except in the case of bracken, herbicides used for these purposes shall be applied by wick applicator or by spot treatment;
the farmer shall ensure by adequate stock management that livestock do not trespass onto neighbouring moorland or concentrate on or adjacent to vulnerable areas of heather, including heather margins and recently burnt heather, and that light grazing levels are maintained;
the farmer shall not fence across open moorland.