1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Title, commencement and application

  3. 2.Interpretation

  4. 3.Designation

  5. 4.Standards of good agricultural and environmental condition

  6. 5.Permanent pasture

  7. 6.Competent Control Authorities

  8. 7.Powers of authorised persons

  9. 8.Assistance to authorised persons

  10. 9.Offences and penalties

  11. 10.Revocation

  12. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE

      Standards of good agricultural and environmental condition

      1. 1.Soil Protection Review

      2. 2.Post-harvest management of land after combinable crops

      3. 3.Waterlogged soil

      4. 4.Burning of crop residues

      5. 5.A farmer must not, on agricultural land, burn—

      6. 6.Overgrazing and unsuitable supplementary feeding

      7. 7.Management of land which is not in agricultural production

      8. 8.Control of weeds

      9. 9.A farmer must take all reasonable steps to prevent the...

      10. 10.Protection of hedgerows and watercourses

      11. 11.Hedgerows

      12. 12.(1) Except where sub-paragraph (2), (3) or (4) applies, a...

      13. 13.Meaning of “hedgerow” in paragraphs 10, 11 and 12

      14. 14.Stone walls

      15. 15.Environmental impact assessment

      16. 16.(1) A farmer must not carry out, on any land,...

      17. 17.Heather and grass burning

      18. 18.Sites of special scientific interest

      19. 19.(1) In relation to land which is a site of...

      20. 20.A farmer must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply...

      21. 21.A farmer must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply...

      22. 22.A farmer who is a section 28G authority within the...

      23. 23.In paragraphs 18 and 19— “site of special scientific interest” means...

      24. 24.Tree preservation orders

      25. 25.Scheduled monuments

      26. 26.Felling of trees

      27. 27.Public rights of way

      28. 28.A farmer must maintain any stile, gate or similar structure,...

      29. 29.(1) Where a farmer has disturbed the surface of a...

      30. 30.In paragraphs 27, 28 and 29 of this Schedule— “bridleway”,...

  14. Explanatory Note