Regulation 5 Amendments to Schedule 4

Schedule 4 to the principal Regulations is amended in accordance with the provisions of this regulation.

After sub-paragraph 1(h) there is added:

“(ha)

erection of post, wire and netting fencing which is made of—

• softwood — £1.75 per metre

• hardwood — £2.00 per metre”

In sub-paragraph 1(k)(ii) for “£2.60” there is substituted “£2.88”.

In sub-paragraph 1(l)(ii) for “£11” there is substituted “£10.80”.

In sub-paragraph 1(m)(i) for “£110” there is substituted “£120”.

In sub-paragraph 1(m)(ii) for “£160” there is substituted “£144”.

In paragraph 3 there is inserted:

“(c)

heather cutting — £60 per hectare”.

For sub-paragraph 5(a) there is substituted:

“(a)

removal or reduction of bracken by mechanical means or tractor mounted sprayer — £50 per hectare”.

For sub-paragraph 5(b) there is substituted:

“(b)

removal or reduction of bracken by aerial spraying or hand held sprayer — £120 per hectare”.

Sub-paragraph 5(c) is deleted.

For sub-paragraph 8(a) there is substituted:

“(a)

introducing wild plants — £150 per hectare”.

Sub-paragraphs (b), (c), (d) and (e) of paragraph (8) are deleted.

For sub-paragraph 9(a) there is substituted:

“(a)

creation or restoration of a pond — £2.50 per square metre and subject to a maximum of £500 per pond”.

Sub-paragraph 9(b) is deleted.

For sub-paragraph 9(c) there is substituted:

“(c)

installation of soil bunds — £35 per bund”.

For sub-paragraph 9(d) there is substituted:

“(d)

installation of a timber sluice — £140 per sluice”.

For sub-paragraph 9(f) there is substituted:

“(f)

hard surfacing — £5 per square metre”.

Sub-paragraph 9(g) is deleted.

In sub-paragraph 11(a)(i) for “£100” there is substituted “£120”.

In sub-paragraph 11(a)(ii) for “£150” there is substituted “£144”.

In sub-paragraph 11(b)(i) for “£110” there is substituted “£120”.

In sub-paragraph 11(b)(ii) for “£160” there is substituted “£144”.

Sub-paragraph 11(m) is deleted.