The Common Agricultural Policy (Cross-Compliance) (Scotland) Regulations 2014

Establishment of buffer strips along water courses

1.—(1) Organic manure must not be applied to any land which is situated within—

(a) 10 metres of any surface water; or

(b) 50 metres of any well, borehole or similar work sunk into underground strata for the purposes of any water supply.

(2) No field heap is to be located within—

(a) 10 metres of any surface water; or

(b) 50 metres of any well, borehole or similar work sunk into underground strata for the purposes of any water supply.

(3) Nitrogen fertiliser must not be applied to any land if there is a significant risk of nitrogen entering surface water, taking into account—

(a) the slope of the land, particularly if greater than 12 degrees;

(b) any ground cover;

(c) the proximity of the land to any surface water;

(d) weather conditions; and

(e) the type of fertiliser being applied.

(4) Chemical fertiliser must not be applied to any land in any case, location or manner that makes it likely that the fertiliser will directly enter any surface water.

(5) Except where sub-paragraph (6) applies, the cultivation of land or the direct application of pesticides must not take place within 2 metres of the top of the bank of any surface water.

(6) This sub-paragraph applies where pesticides are applied to land to control injurious weeds to which the Weeds Act 1959(1) applies.

(1)

1959 c.54.