Regulation 9 Amendment of the Set-Aside Regulations 1988

In Schedule 2 thereto (requirements relating to the management of set-aside land) there shall be inserted after paragraph 7 the following paragraph–

“7A

Notwithstanding the requirements in paragraphs 6 and 7 above, the appropriate Minister may authorise a beneficiary to apply an inorganic fertiliser to any land to which the requirements in this Schedule apply where he is satisfied that the land is located in an area normally used as a feeding-ground by over-wintering migratory geese. The beneficiary shall manage any land to which an inorganic fertiliser is applied pursuant to such authorisation in such a way as to provide a feeding-ground for such geese.”.