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This Order amends the Environmentally Sensitive Areas (South Wessex Downs) Designation Order 1993 ( “the principal Order”) which designated an area in the South Wessex Downs 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 makes an amendment to the list of operations, in Schedule 3 to the principal Order, that may be included in a “conservation plan” (as defined in article 2(1) of the principal Order) (article 5).