The Set-Aside (Amendment) Regulations 1990

Regulation 20

SCHEDULE 2

Regulation 7(5)

“SCHEDULE 3 REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE MANAGEMENT OF GRAZED FALLOW

1.   The beneficiary shall sow with grass the area to be grazed by livestock and shall retain that grassland throughout the period during which the requirements in this Schedule apply to the land.

2.   The beneficiary shall not sow an area of grassland using a seeds mixture which contains clover, other than a seeds mixture with a white clover content by weight of no more than 5 per cent or of 1.5 kilograms per hectare, whichever is the lesser.

3.   The beneficiary shall not irrigate the land.

4.   Except during the period of 12 months from the date of sowing the grass the beneficiary shall not apply to it any organic or inorganic fertiliser, other than manure produced by livestock whilst grazing the land.

5.   Except during the period of 12 months from the date of sowing the grass the beneficiary shall not apply pesticides or herbicides.

6.   The beneficiary shall not cut the grass more than once in every year following the commencement of the set-aside period. The beneficiary shall not sell cuttings but may use them to feed his livestock.

7.   The beneficiary shall maintain–

(a) all existing hedges and rows of trees (including hedgerow trees),

(b) all existing lakes, lochs, watercourses, ponds and pools,

(c) all existing unimproved grassland, moorland and heath, and

(d) all existing vernacular buildings and stone walls,

which he is entitled to maintain and which are situated on or adjacent to any land to which the requirements in this Schedule apply.

8.   The beneficiary shall not install any new drainage system, nor substantially modify any existing drainage system.”