- Status
- In Force
- Penalty ceiling
- Regulated
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Farmer or Animal Keeper8
Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
Other Acts binding the same actors
If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.
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 maintain a farm conservation plan agreed with the Secretary of StateFarmer or Animal Keeper
sch. para. 2
The farmer shall avoid damaging rough grazings, unimproved pasture, reverted...
Regulated
- Avoid damaging sensitive land features 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 herbicides, pesticides, lime or fertiliser to protected land without approvalFarmer or Animal Keeper
sch. para. 4
The farmer shall make any muirburn in accordance with the...
Regulated
- Carry out muirburn in line with the FWAG heather burning leafletFarmer or Animal Keeper
sch. para. 5
The farmer shall undertake to farm in accordance with the...
Regulated
- Farm in accordance with the Code of Good Practice to prevent pollutionFarmer or Animal Keeper
sch. para. 6
The farmer shall not remove any dykes, walls, hedges or...
Regulated
- Maintain field boundaries and do not remove without permissionFarmer or Animal Keeper
sch. para. 8
The farmer shall preserve the amenity value of the landscape...
Regulated
- Preserve landscape amenity by removing waste and abandoned itemsFarmer or Animal Keeper
sch. para. 9
The farmer shall obtain prior written approval from the Secretary...
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Get written approval before building or altering farm tracksCrown / Minister / Government department
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...
Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.