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2.—(1) In respect of each field or part of a field to be managed in accordance with the sown green cover option, a farmer shall –
(a)subject to sub-paragraph (2) and paragraph 7, establish a green cover by the start of the current green cover season by sowing seed of a relevant kind;
(b)subject to paragraphs 8, 12 and 13, maintain the green cover thereafter until the end of the relevant period; and
(c)cut or destroy the green cover in accordance with paragraph 6.
(2) The requirement to establish a green cover in accordance with sub-paragraph (1)(a) shall not apply –
(a)in 2005, where –
(i)the field or part of a field was set aside in 2004 pursuant to Article 6 of Council Regulation 1251/1999 and was managed during that year in accordance with the grassland option set out in paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Arable Area Payments Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997(1); and
(ii)the green cover established in accordance with the requirements of that option has been maintained until the beginning of the current green cover season; and
(b)in 2006 and in each year thereafter, where –
(i)the field or part of a field was set aside in the previous year and was managed during that year in accordance with the sown green cover option; and
(ii)the green cover established in accordance with the requirements of that option has been maintained until the beginning of the current green cover season in the year in question.
S.R. 1997 No. 477, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations
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