Paragraph 2 Option 2—Permanent Grassland Reversion

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch. 2 substituted by Environmentally Sensitive Areas (South Wessex Downs) Designation 1998 Sch. 2
Sch. 2 words inserted by Environmentally Sensitive Areas Designation Orders 1996 reg. 3 Sch. Pt. 2
Sch.2, Pt.I, paras.3,4 amended by Environmentally Sensitive Areas (South Wessex Downs) Designation 1999 arts.4(a)(b), 6
Sch.2, Pt.I, para.9 added by Environmentally Sensitive Areas (South Wessex Downs) Designation 1999 arts.4(c),6
Sch.2, Pt.II amended by Environmentally Sensitive Areas (South Wessex Downs) Designation 1999 arts.5,6
Sch. 2 amendment made by S.I. 1996/3104, reg. 3 revoked by Environmentally Sensitive Areas Designation Orders (Revocation of Specified Provisions) 1998 reg. 3 Sch.

As regards any land which is the subject of an agreement which is suitable for reversion to permanent grassland and which on 31st August 1992 was in arable cropping or had been in ley management for less than five years as part of an arable rotation–

(1)

the farmer shall cease arable or ley grassland production and shall establish a grassland sward within 12 months of the start of the agreement using seed from species approved by the Minister;

(2)

during a period of 12 months from the start of the agreement the farmer shall not apply–

(a)

any inorganic or organic fertiliser,

(b)

lime, slag or any other substance designed to reduce the acidity of the soil, or

(c)

any fungicide, insecticide or herbicide,

without the Minister’s prior written approval.

(3)

the farmer shall observe the requirements of paragraph 1(1) to (13) inclusive of Schedule 1 from the start of the agreement. After the expiry of the 12-month period referred to in paragraph 2(1) above, he shall also observe the requirements of paragraph 1(14) of Schedule 1 and paragraph 2 of that Schedule.