In this Schedule—
“the 2003 Act” means the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 M1;
“the 2011 Regulations” means the Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 M2;
“chemical fertiliser” means fertiliser which is manufactured by an industrial process;
[F1“invasive species” means giant hogweed (heracleum mantegazzianum), Japanese knotweed (fallopia japonica), Himalayan balsam (impatiens glandulifera) and rhododendron (rhododendron ponticum);]
“nitrogen fertiliser” means any substance containing a nitrogen compound utilised on land to enhance growth or vegetation;
“organic manure” means—
livestock manure; and
nitrogen fertiliser, not being livestock manure or chemical fertiliser, derived from organic matter, and includes sewage sludge and other organic wastes;
“pesticides” means anything used for destroying pests and includes herbicides, fungicides, insecticides and other biocides;
[F2“relevant period” means the period beginning on the day the land is prepared for planting a hedge and terminating at the end of the third growing season following the planting of that hedge;]
“rough grazings and other semi-natural areas” means land containing semi-natural vegetation including heathland, heather moorland, bog, unimproved grassland and rough grassland which is used or suitable for grazing; and
“surface water” has the same meaning as in section 3(3) of the 2003 Act.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in sch. Pt. 1 inserted (16.3.2015) by The Common Agricultural Policy (Direct Payments etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/58), regs. 1(1), 27(2).
F2Words in sch. Pt. 1 inserted (27.6.2015) by The Common Agricultural Policy (Direct Payments etc.) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/215), regs. 1(3), 11.
Marginal Citations
M12003 asp 3, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
M2S.S.I. 2011/209, as amended by S.S.I. 2012/360, S.S.I 2013/176, S.S.I. 2013/323 and S.S.I. 2013/325.