Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
2025
United Kingdom
The Farming with Nature Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
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What this Act requires
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Schedules
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An eligible farm business will receive a scheme payment for...
Eligible scheme actions; creation of riparian buffer strips
Eligible scheme actions; farmland tree planting
Eligible scheme actions; retention of winter stubble
Eligible scheme actions; multi-species winter cover crop
Protective fencing
Where an applicant plants new hedgerows any protective fencing they...
Where paragraph 2 applies then the maximum protective fencing for...
Where an applicant plants farmland trees any protective fencing they...
Where paragraph 4 applies the maximum protective fencing that for...
Gate and two posts
Drinking trough
Pasture pump
Browse 16 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation and commencement
Interpretation
Scheme duration
Eligibility requirements; general requirements
Eligible Scheme actions
An applicant carrying out eligible supporting items in each specific...
Eligible scheme actions and eligible supporting items are not permitted...
Scheme actions; payments
Modification of Regulation (EU)1306/2013
Modification of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU)640/2014
Modification of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU)809/2014
Use of LPIS information
Withholding and recovery of overpayments
Powers of authorised persons
Assistance to authorised persons
Offences and penalties
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