Paragraph 3 Option 3—Conservation Headlands

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 strip which is the subject of an agreement–

(1)

the farmer shall not apply insecticides except between 31st August in any year and the following 1st January;

(2)

the farmer shall not apply herbicides other than–

(a)

Tri-allate, diclofop-methyl, difenzoquat, flamprop-M-isopropyl or fenoxapro pethyl;

(b)

Glyphosate, provided that it is applied in the pre-harvest period by spot treatment and solely for the control of couch, black bent or onion couch;

(c)

Fluroxypyr, provided it is applied by spot treatment and solely for the control of cleavers; or

(d)

any other herbicide applied by any method which the Minister may from time to time approve for this purpose;

(3)

the farmer may cultivate and apply herbicides to that part of the strip which adjoins a field boundary where it is desirable so to do in order to maintain a sterile area;

(4)

the farmer shall not roll the strip from 10th April in any year until after the adjoining cereal crop has been harvested.