Amendment to the Common Agricultural Policy (Cross-Compliance) (Scotland) Regulations 201412
In the Schedule, in Part 2 (standards for good agricultural and environmental condition)—
a
in paragraph 1 (establishment of buffer strips along water courses)—
i
in sub-paragraph (5), after “sub-paragraph (6)” insert “or (7)”;
ii
for sub-paragraph (6) substitute—
6
This sub-paragraph applies where pesticides are applied to land to control—
a
injurious weeds to which the Weeds Act 1959 applies;
b
invasive species; or
c
if the prior written consent of the Scottish Ministers has been given, other plant species.
iii
after sub-paragraph (6), insert—
7
This sub-paragraph applies where the cultivation of land takes place for the purpose of establishing—
a
a green cover on that land, where it does not already have a green cover; or
b
a hedge (as defined in paragraph 7(7)(a)) during the relevant period.
b
in paragraph 7 (retention of landscape features), for sub-paragraph (6), substitute—
6
This sub-paragraph applies where—
a
the cultivation of land takes place for the purpose of—
i
establishing a green cover on that land, where it does not already have a green cover;
ii
establishing a hedge during the relevant period and, for that purpose, organic manure, chemical or nitrogen fertilisers or pesticides may be applied to the land; or
iii
in calendar year 2015, harvesting any crop that has been established before 1st January 2015;
b
organic manure, chemical or nitrogen fertilisers or pesticides are applied to land prior to the harvesting of a crop as mentioned in head (a)(iii); or
c
pesticides are applied to land to control—
i
injurious weeds to which the Weeds Act 1959 applies;
ii
invasive species; or
iii
if the prior written consent of the Scottish Ministers has been given, other plant species.