- 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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Farmer or Animal Keeper — also bound by 80 other Acts
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 environmentally sensitive land featuresFarmer or Animal Keeper
sch. para. 10
The farmer shall prepare and agree with the Secretary of...
Regulated
- Prepare and implement a 5-year farm conservation planFarmer or Animal Keeper
sch. para. 2
The farmer shall avoid damaging rough grazings, unimproved pasture, reverted...
Regulated
- Avoid damaging environmentally sensitive habitats by poaching, overgrazing, or feeding practicesFarmer or Animal Keeper
sch. para. 3
The farmer shall not apply herbicides, pesticides, lime or fertiliser...
Regulated
- Do not apply chemicals or fertiliser to environmentally sensitive areas without approvalFarmer or Animal Keeper
sch. para. 4
The farmer shall make any muirburn in accordance with the...
Regulated
- Carry out muirburn according to the 1993 Muirburn CodeFarmer 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 agricultural pollutionFarmer or Animal Keeper
sch. para. 6
The farmer shall not remove any dykes, walls or hedges,...
Regulated
- Maintain stockproof dykes and manage hedges on designated environmentally sensitive landFarmer or Animal Keeper
sch. para. 7
The farmer shall avoid damaging or destroying any features or...
Regulated
- Protect historic and archaeological features on your landFarmer or Animal Keeper
sch. para. 8
The farmer shall preserve the amenity value of the landscape...
Regulated
- Maintain landscape by removing waste and abandoned vehiclesFarmer or Animal Keeper
sch. para. 9
The farmer shall obtain prior written approval from the Secretary...
Regulated
- Obtain prior written approval before building or altering 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.