The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Suffolk River Valleys) Designation Order 1993

Article 6(2)

SCHEDULE 4 ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS—III (REVERSION TO GRASSLAND)

As regards any land which is the subject of an agreement which, on 31st August 1992, was in arable cropping or had been in ley management for less than five years as part of an arable rotation–

(1) the farmer shall cease arable production and shall establish a grassland sward within twelve months of the start of the agreement;

(2) during the period of twelve months from the start of the agreement the farmer shall not apply–

(a) any organic or inorganic fertiliser;

(b) lime, slag or any substance designed to reduce the acidity of the soil;

(c) any pesticide

without obtaining the Minister’s prior written approval;

(3) the farmer shall observe the provisions of Schedule 1 subparagraphs (8) to (14) inclusive from the start of the agreement. After the expiry of the twelve-month period referred to in subparagraph (1) and (2) above, he shall also observe the remaining provisions of Schedule 1, except that, notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (4) of that Schedule, he shall not apply more than 125 kilogrammes of nitrogen per hectare per year and shall not use more than 90 kilogrammes per hectare in any one application.