Amendment of option 17 (retention of winter stubbles)
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23. In column 2 of option 17 (retention of winter stubbles), for paragraph (2), substitute—
“(2) An applicant is eligible for payment under this option if the applicant—
(a)retains stubbles from the harvest of spring or winter cereals, protein or oilseed crops and does not plough or cultivate the area until the end of the following February;
(b)does not apply post-harvest pesticides except with the prior written consent of the Scottish Ministers for activities such as spot treatment of injurious weeds or control of non-native invasive weeds; and
(c)does not apply pre-harvest desiccants.”.