UK Statutory Instrument SI 1994 United Kingdom Repealed

The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Upper Thames Tributaries) Designation Order 1994

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Enforced by
Environment Agency, DEFRA
Status
Repealed
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Farmer or Animal Keeper3 Occupier2

Plus 2 duties 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
Occupier — also bound by 235 other Acts
Highways Act 1980 23 duties

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.

s.004 Requirements included in an agreement Regulated
  • Abide by land management requirements in environmentally sensitive area agreementsOccupier
s.005 Requirements included in an agreement Regulated
  • Comply with agricultural and environmental requirements in your agreementOccupier
s.006 Breach of requirements Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Government can terminate environmental agreements and recover payments on breachCrown / Minister / Government department
s.007 Rates of payment under agreement Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Minister must pay land managers for environmentally sensitive farmingCrown / Minister / Government department
3 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Title and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Designation of environmentally sensitive area
Schedules

Schedules

3 of 18 shown
s.sch002 REQUIREMENTS AS TO PUBLIC ACCESS (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Maintain public access and safety on designated agricultural landFarmer or Animal Keeper
s.sch003 ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS—I (WET GRASSLAND) (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Manage wet grassland, water levels, and livestock grazingFarmer or Animal Keeper
s.sch005 ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS— III (HEDGE MANAGEMENT) (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Agree and follow a management plan for stockproof hedgesFarmer or Animal Keeper
15 other schedules
s.sch001 REQUIREMENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN AGREEMENT (opens in a new tab)
s.sch001 As regards all permanent grassland which is the subject of...
s.sch001 As regards all extensive permanent grassland which is the subject...
s.sch004 ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS— II (REVERSION OF ARABLE LAND) (opens in a new tab)
s.sch006 CONSERVATION PLAN OPERATIONS (opens in a new tab)
s.sch006 The planting of hedges and the restoration of non-stockproof hedges....
s.sch006 The provision and restoration of gates, stiles and footbridges where...
s.sch006 The restoration of ponds.
s.sch006 The provision of water penning structures or other works designed...
s.sch006 The provision of water supplies and fencing associated with the...
s.sch006 The restoration of ditches, fen habitats and reedbeds.
s.sch006 The restoration of stone walls.
s.sch006 The restoration of traditional farm buildings.
s.sch006 Works to protect historical and archaeological features.
s.sch006 The reintroduction of pollarding management.

Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.