{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmentally-sensitive-areas-stewartry-designation-order-1988/schedule/paragraph-18",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmentally-sensitive-areas-stewartry-designation-order-1988/schedule/paragraph-18.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1988/493",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stewartry) Designation Order 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmentally-sensitive-areas-stewartry-designation-order-1988",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/18",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The farmer shall prepare and agree with the Secretary of State a farm conservation plan for his land within the designated area. The conservation plan shall—\n(a) identify land and conservation features relevant to the requirements in paragraphs 1 to 17 above;\n(b) contain details of the following additional farming operations to be carried out:—\n(i) the restoration of dykes, walls, hedges and hedgerow trees to standards consistent with conservation interests;\n(ii) the protection and enhancement of areas of semi-natural farm woodland through the erection of fencing to exclude grazing and through other management measures as required;\n(iii) measures to preserve or protect particular wetlands, loch-shores or areas of open water;\n(iv) any additional fencing work that may be necessary to implement the requirements specified in paragraphs 6, 7 and 12 above.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/493/schedule/paragraph/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:09:40.595137+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}