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AGRICULTURE

Made 19th May 1998

Laid before Parliament 27th May 1998

Coming into force 22nd June 1998

Whereas, pursuant to section 18(1) of the Agriculture Act 1986^f1, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (“the Minister”) has by order designated an area in the South Downs as an environmentally sensitive area;

Now, therefore, the Minister, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 18(1) and (4)^f2 of the said Act, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, with the consent of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1: 1986 c. 49. The expression “the Minister” is defined in section 18(11).
f2: Section 18(4) was amended by S.I. 1994/249; subsection 18(4A) was inserted by S.I. 1997/1457.