# The River Humber Gas Pipeline Replacement Order 2016, Paragraph 18: Environmental mitigation land

Extent: E+W+S

(1) During the construction of the authorised project—
(a) no storage, use of plant, construction work or other activity authorised by this Order may take place above ground within Work No. 11 or Work No. 13;
(b) Work No.11 must be maintained as short sward pasture suitable for foraging by golden plover, lapwing and curlew;
(c) no gas guns for the scaring of birds may be used within Work No. 13;
(d) prior to the cultivation of land within Work No.13 each year, 20 tonnes of organic matter per hectare must be applied to the soil, or such other amount and/or frequency as may be agreed in writing by Natural England in consultation with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds; and
(e) during winter, the height of vegetation on land within Work No.11 and Work No.13 must not exceed a height of 15cm.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/853/schedule/3/paragraph/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/river-humber-gas-pipeline-replacement-order-2016/schedule-3/paragraph-18
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