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Schedule 5 ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS—IV (HEDGEROW MANAGEMENT)

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As regards any non-stockproof hedges which are suitable to be made stockproof and which are the subject of an agreement, the farmer shall carry out a programme agreed in writing in advance with the Minister to restore to a stockproof condition a minimum of 2 metres of such hedges per hectare of land subject to the agreement per annum. In implementing the programme he shall use traditional methods and materials.