UK Statutory Instrument 1993 United Kingdom

The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Central Borders) Designation Order 1993

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What's here

10 compliance obligations

Who this Act binds

Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.

  • Occupier 6
  • Any Person 4

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What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

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sch. para. 1

  • Avoid damaging designated environmental features on your farm Occupier
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sch. para. 10

  • Prepare and implement a farm conservation plan Any Person
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sch. para. 2

  • Avoid damaging environmentally sensitive areas by poaching, feeding practices or overgrazing Any Person
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sch. para. 3

  • Do not apply herbicides, pesticides, lime or fertiliser to sensitive land without approval Occupier
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sch. para. 4

  • Follow the Muirburn Code when carrying out controlled burning Occupier
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sch. para. 5

  • Follow the Code of Good Practice to prevent water, air and soil pollution Occupier
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sch. para. 6

  • Maintain and preserve field boundaries (dykes, walls, hedges) Occupier
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sch. para. 7

  • Avoid damaging historic or archaeological features and follow guidance Any Person
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sch. para. 8

  • Maintain landscape amenity by removing unsightly waste and abandoned items Occupier
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sch. para. 9

  • Get written approval before building or improving farm tracks Any Person
Browse 18 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.art001

Citation and commencement

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Interpretation

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Designation of Environmentally Sensitive Area

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Requirements to be included in agreement

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Provisions as to breach of requirements to be included in agreement

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Rates of payment under agreement

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Where an agreement identifies expenditure required to undertake additional farming...

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Revocation

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