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2. As regards any rough land which is subject to the agreement, requirements to the effect that—
(a)the farmer shall maintain the rough land and shall not plough it, excavate it, level it, re-seed it, cultivate it or carry out any mechanical operations on it;
(b)the farmer shall not install any new drainage nor substantially modify any existing drainage system;
(c)the farmer shall graze the rough land with cattle but not in such a manner as to cause poaching, overgrazing or undergrazing;
(d)the farmer shall not burn heather, grass or scrub except in accordance with a programme agreed in advance with the Minister;
(e)the farmer shall restrict supplementary feeding of livestock to areas agreed in advance with the Minister;
(f)the farmer shall not apply any fertiliser to the rough land;
(g)the farmer shall not apply to the rough land any lime, slag or any other substance designed to reduce the acidity of the soil;
(h)the farmer shall not use fungicides or insecticides on the rough land;
(i)the farmer shall not apply to the rough land herbicides except to control bracken, spear thistle, creeping or field thistle, curled dock, broad-leaved dock or ragwort and, if using herbicides for that purpose, shall apply them by weed wiper or spot treatment, and, in relation to bracken, shall control it by means of asulam where it cannot be controlled by mechanical means;
(j)the farmer shall not erect temporary fencing.
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