Statutory Instrument 1995 No. 1738

      The Arable Area Payments Regulations 1995

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1995 No. 1738

AGRICULTURE

The Arable Area Payments Regulations 1995

Made 5th July 1995
Laid before Parliament 10th July 1995
Coming into force 31st July 1995


INDEX

1.  Title, extent and commencement
2.  Interpretation
3.  Production regions
4.  Calculation of projected regional reference amount
5.  Minimum size of agricultural plot
6.  Derogation from requirement to have farmed for two years land set aside
7.  Derogation from requirement to set land aside in the production region where the related arable land is situated
8.  Requirements in relation to set-aside land
9.  Transfer of the obligation to set aside to another farmer
10.  Requirements in relation to rapeseed
11.  Keeping and retention of records by a farmer
12.  Keeping and retention of records by a collector and by a processor
13.  Reduction or cancellation of compensatory payments for breach of Schedules 2 and 3
14.  Rate of interest applicable where compensatory payments fall to be returned
15.  Powers of authorised persons
16.  Assistance to authorised persons
17.  Offences and penalties
18.  Revocation of existing legislation

1—2.General3—4.Exemptions from the requirement to establish a green cover on set-aside land5.The Grassland Option6.The Natural Regeneration Option7.The Wild Bird Cover Option8.The Field Margins Option9.Cutting the green cover10.Application of conditions to all set-aside land11.Exemptions from the requirement to maintain a green cover on set-aside land12—13.Cultivation of the set-aside land and replacement of the green cover14.Use of legumes in the green cover15.Classification of seed permitted to be sown on set-aside land16.Replacement of the green cover and changing management options17.Use of the green cover18—22.Application of fertilisers, waste and lime to the set-aside land23—25.Application of fungicides, insecticides and herbicides to the set-aside land26.Retention of features on the set-aside land28—30.The application of fertilisers31.Permitted agricultural production32.The application of organic waste
  Schedule 1  Derogation from requirement to have farmed set-aside land for two years
  Part I (Derogations in respect of land in England or Wales)
  Part II (Derogations in respect of land in Scotland)

  Schedule 2  Management requirements in relation to set-aside land
  A. Management options for set-aside land
Paragraph
  B. General management conditions applying to all set-aside land
  C. Special conditions applying to guaranteed set-aside land
  D. Exception relating to applying to environmental transferred set-aside land

  Schedule 3  Requirements in relation to land set aside for the provision of specified raw materials 24

 

Explanatory Note


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