{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/farming-with-nature-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2025/schedule-1/paragraph-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/farming-with-nature-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2025/schedule-1/paragraph-6.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2025/101",
  "legislation_title": "The Farming with Nature Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/farming-with-nature-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2025",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/6",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Eligible scheme actions; multi-species winter cover crop",
  "text": "(1) The criteria in paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) apply to this action.\n(2) This action must be completed on arable land.\n(3) An applicant establishing multi-species winter cover-crop must–\n(a) not apply inorganic fertiliser;\n(b) establish it across a minimum area of 0.1 hectare in line with normal husbandry practice;\n(c) use a seed mix containing at least 4 species from 2 or more of the following plant families–\n(i) brassicas;\n(ii) legumes;\n(iii) cereals or grasses; and\n(iv) herbs;\n(d) retain evidence, as the Department may specify, of the seed mix used; and\n(e) retain it until 15th February 2027 and then destroy it in line with normal husbandry practice.\n(4) This action must not be completed on permanent grassland sensitive areas.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 6 substituted (25.6.2026) by The Farming with Nature Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/105), regs. 1(1), 2(7)(e)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2025/101/schedule/1/paragraph/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:25:53.048342+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."
}