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Regulations 3(2) and 7(1)
As regards any entire field of arable land which is not the subject of an undertaking under regulation 3(1)(a)—
(1) the beneficiary shall refrain from arable production and shall establish a grassland sward within seven months of the start of the management period using seed from species approved by the Minister;
(2) during the first three years following grassland establishment the beneficiary shall cut the grass and shall remove cuttings and graze the aftermath.Cutting shall not take place before 1st July in any of the three years referred to except where an annual rye-grass has been sown, and then only during the first twelve months following grassland establishment;
(3) the beneficiary shall not apply any inorganic or organic fertilisers (including farmyard manure, pig and poultry manure, slurry and sewage sludge);
(4) the beneficiary shall not apply any lime, slag or other substance designed to reduce the acidity of the soil;
(5) the beneficiary shall not use fungicides or insecticides;
(6) the beneficiary shall control non-indigenous weeds such as Himalayan balsam, Japanese knotweed and giant hogweed by spot treatment with non-residual herbicides approved under Part III of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 for use on or near water, or by annual pulling;
(7) the beneficiary shall not apply herbicides to control weeds other than those referred to in paragraph (6) above, except to control spear thistle, creeping or field thistle, curled dock, broad-leaved dock or ragwort, and then only by means of a hand-held weed wiper or by spot treatment;
(8) the beneficiary shall control bracken only in accordance with a programme agreed in advance with the Minister;
(9) the beneficiary shall not store or dump any materials or dispose of any pesticides, including sheep dip;
(10) the beneficiary shall not plant any tress or shrubs without the prior approval of the Minister;
(11) the beneficiary shall retain and manage existing trees, shrubs and hedges on or bordering on the field;
(12) the beneficiary shall maintain existing watercourses, ditches, ponds, pools and reedbeds for which the beneficiary is responsible in or bordering on the field;
(13) the beneficiary shall not install any new land drainage system or modify any existing land drainage system so as to bring about improved drainage;
(14) the beneficiary shall not damage, des roy or remove any traditional buildings, stone walls or features of archaeological or historical value or interest;
(15) the beneficiary shall obtain from the Minister written advice on siting and materials before constructing buildings or roads or before undertaking any other engineering or construction works which do not require prior notification determination by the local planning authority under the Town and Country Planning General Development Order 1988, or planning permission;
(16) the beneficiary shall graze the land with cattle or sheep but not so as to cause poaching, overgrazing or undergrazing.The beneficiary shall not graze with horses or ponies except in association with cattle or sheep. The beneficiary shall not graze with any species of livestock other than those mentioned in this paragraph.The beneficiary shall not exceed a stocking level of 0.75 livestock units per hectare during the period between 1st April and 31st May inclusive in any year;
(17) the beneficiary shall not provide supplementary feed for livestock, except in emergency conditions;
(18) after the first 12 months of the management period, the beneficiary shall maintain grassland and shall not plough, level or re-seed.The beneficiary shall not cultivate except by means of a chain harrow or roller, and then not during the period between 1st April and 30th June inclusive in any year;
(19) after the first three years following grassland establishment, the beneficiary shall not top or cut the grass for hay or silage before 1st July in any year.
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