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Paragraph 2

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As regards any land which is the subject of an agreement and which is broadleaved woodland—

(1)

the farmer shall exclude livestock;

(2)

the farmer shall, within six months of the commencement of the agreement, obtain from a person or body designated by the Secretary of State written advice on the management of the broadleaved woodland;

(3)

the farmer shall, within nine months of the commencement of the agreement, agree in writing with the Secretary of State—

(a)

a programme of management to regenerate the broadleaved woodland, and

(b)

a timescale to implement that programme of management;

(4)

the farmer shall, within fifteen months of the commencement of the agreement, commence work on the programme of management to regenerate the broadleaved woodland agreed with the Secretary of State.