# The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (South Wessex Downs) Designation Order 1993, Paragraph 3: Option 3—Conservation Headlands


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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/86/schedule/2/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmentally-sensitive-areas-south-wessex-downs-designation-order-1993/schedule-2/paragraph-3
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