- Status
- In Force
- Penalty ceiling
- Regulated
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Farmer or Animal Keeper10
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What it requires
Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
sch. para. 1
The farmer shall avoid damaging rough grazings, unimproved pasture, reverted...
Regulated
- Avoid damaging designated environmental features on your farmFarmer or Animal Keeper
sch. para. 10
The farmer shall prepare and agree with the Secretary of...
Regulated
- Prepare and implement a farm conservation planFarmer or Animal Keeper
sch. para. 2
The farmer shall avoid damaging rough grazings, unimproved pasture, reverted...
Regulated
- Avoid damaging environmentally sensitive areas by poaching, feeding practices or overgrazingFarmer or Animal Keeper
sch. para. 3
The farmer shall not apply herbicides, pesticides, lime or fertiliser...
Regulated
- Do not apply herbicides, pesticides, lime or fertiliser to sensitive land without approvalFarmer or Animal Keeper
sch. para. 4
The farmer shall make any muirburn in accordance with the...
Regulated
- Follow the Muirburn Code when carrying out controlled burningFarmer or Animal Keeper
sch. para. 5
The farmer shall farm in accordance with the Secretary of...
Regulated
- Follow the Code of Good Practice to prevent water, air and soil pollutionFarmer or Animal Keeper
sch. para. 6
The farmer shall not remove any dykes, walls or hedges...
Regulated
- Maintain and preserve field boundaries (dykes, walls, hedges)Farmer or Animal Keeper
sch. para. 7
The farmer shall avoid damaging or destroying any features or...
Regulated
- Avoid damaging historic or archaeological features and follow guidanceFarmer or Animal Keeper
sch. para. 8
The farmer shall preserve the amenity value of the landscape...
Regulated
- Maintain landscape amenity by removing unsightly waste and abandoned itemsFarmer or Animal Keeper
sch. para. 9
The farmer shall obtain prior written approval from the Secretary...
Regulated
- Get written approval before building or improving farm tracksFarmer or Animal Keeper
8 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.art001
Citation and commencement
s.art002
Interpretation
s.art003
Designation of Environmentally Sensitive Area
s.art004
Requirements to be included in agreement
s.art005
Provisions as to breach of requirements to be included in agreement
s.art006
Rates of payment under agreement
s.art007
Where an agreement identifies expenditure required to undertake additional farming...
s.art008
Revocation
Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.