{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/habitats-scotland-regulations-1994/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/habitats-scotland-regulations-1994/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1994/2710",
  "legislation_title": "The Habitats (Scotland) Regulations 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/habitats-scotland-regulations-1994",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Aid for improvement or establishment of habitats",
  "text": "(1) Subject to the provisions of these Regulations, the Secretary of State may make payments of aid under the scheme to an applicant who–\n(a) satisfies the conditions of eligibility specified in regulation 4;\n(b) has made an application in accordance with regulation 7 which has been accepted by the Secretary of State;\n(c) has given the undertakings specified in either sub-paragraph (a) or sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (2) below in respect of each habitat site to which the application relates; and\n(d) has given the additional undertakings specified in paragraph (3) below in respect of each such habitat site.\n(2) The undertakings referred to in paragraph (1)(c) above are–\n(a) to withdraw land from agricultural production for a period of 20 consecutive years from the date of entry into the scheme and to use that land for the purposes of the establishment or improvement of one or more of the following wildlife habitats:–\n(i) waterside habitats;\n(ii) upland scrub;\n(iii) damp lowland grassland and marsh communities;\n(iv) dry lowland grassland; or\n(b) to use farming practices compatible with the requirements of the protection of the environment for a period of 10 consecutive years from the date of entry into the scheme and to use that land for the purposes of the establishment or improvement of one or more of the following wildlife habitats:–\n(i) coastal heath;\n(ii) damp lowland grassland and marsh communities;\n(iii) dry lowland grassland.\n(3) In addition, an applicant shall undertake–\n(a) to observe in relation to each habitat site the management requirements contained in Part II, in the case of an undertaking under paragraph (2)(a) above, or Part III, in the case of an undertaking under paragraph (2)(b) above, of the Schedule relevant to that habitat site as specified in regulation 5; and\n(b) to manage each habitat site in accordance with a management plan agreed in advance with the Secretary of State.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/2710/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:24:20.779800+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."
}