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Article 3 Habitats reportF1F2

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(1)

A habitats report (in this paragraph, a “report”) must have been prepared not more than five years before the start of the claim year to which it relates.

(2)

A report must include a map of land on the holding that is managed on a permanent basis showing, at a minimum, the location of any habitat types described in subparagraph (3).

(3)

The habitat types referred to in subparagraph (2) are—

(a)

coastal land;

(b)

cropped land;

(c)

grassland;

(d)

linear features;

(e)

peatland;

(f)

upland grazings;

(g)

wetlands; and

(h)

land designated by a competent authority for cultural, environmental, historic, scenic or scientific purposes.

(4)

In this paragraph—

(a)

“linear feature” includes drystone dykes, hedges, and watercourses;

(b)

a reference to a competent authority is a reference to a body or person exercising a function under an enactment;

(c)

a reference to land managed on a permanent basis does not include land let for a period of less than a year.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Regulation revoked (E.) (1.1.2024) by The Agriculture (Delinked Payments and Consequential Provisions) (England) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1430), reg. 1(2)(a), Sch. 3 para. 1 Table 1 (with Sch. 3 Pt. 2)

F2

Annex 9a inserted (S.) (5.3.2025) by The Rural Support (Improvement) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/59), regs. 1, 3(3)