Explanatory note

This Order amends the Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Ynys Môn)Designation Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1210) which designated an area comprising the County of the Isle of Anglesey as an environmentally sensitive area, in compliance with Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2078/92 (OJ No. L215, 30.7.92, p. 85) on agricultural production methods compatible with the requirements of the protection of the environment and the maintenance of the countryside.

The Order amends and adds definitions, amends the rates of payments to be made by the Secretary of State pursuant to a management agreement made under section 18(3) of the Agriculture Act 1986 removes certain additional provisions relating to the management of broadleaved woodland, amends the description of one of the operations that may be included in a conservation plan and adds to the list of such operations (articles 2 and 3).

No Compliance Cost Assessment in relation to this Order has been prepared.