# The Set-Aside Regulations 1988, Regulation 8: Requirements in relation to use for woodland


(1) Where a beneficiary has undertaken to use any set-aside land for woodland, that beneficiary shall, until planting commences, observe in relation to that land the requirements set out in Schedule 2.
(2) Where a beneficiary has submitted an application to the Forestry Commissioners under the Woodland Grant Scheme for a grant for the planting of woodland on any set-aside land, he shall not commence planting on that land until his application has been approved in accordance with the provisions of that Scheme.
(3) Where a beneficiary has submitted an application to the appropriate Minister under the Farm Woodland Scheme for grant in relation to any set-aside land, he shall not commence planting on that land until his application has been approved in accordance with the provisions of that Scheme.
(4) Where a beneficiary has submitted an application for grant in relation to the planting of woodlands on any set-aside land under the Woodland Grant Scheme or the Farm Woodland Scheme, and that application is not approved, that beneficiary shall, subject to regulations 10 and 11, use that land for permanent fallow for the remainder of the set-aside period.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1352/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/set-aside-regulations-1988/regulation-8
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