The Nitrate Sensitive Areas (Designation) Order 1990

2. Introductory Text

1. Title, commencement and extent

3. 2. Interpretation

4. 3. Designation of Nitrate Sensitive Areas

5. 4. Applications

6. 5. Conditions of entry into an agreement

7. 6. Monitoring of compliance with agreement

8. 7. Payments

9. 8. Recovery of Payments

10. 9. (1) Where during the period of an agreement there is...

11. Signature

12. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       OBLIGATIONS TO BE INCLUDED IN A BASIC SCHEME AGREEMENT

       1. As regards any land which is the subject of a...

       2. 1. The farmer shall not apply more than 120 kilograms per...

       3. 2. (a) In the case of the following crops the farmer...

       4. 3. The farmer shall not apply any inorganic nitrogen fertiliser to...

       5. 4. The farmer shall not in any period of 12 months...

       6. 5. The farmer shall store any slurry or liquid sewage sludge...

       7. 6. The farmer shall not apply slurry, poultry manure, or liquid...

       8. 7. The farmer shall not cultivate any grassland between 30th September...

       9. 8. The farmer shall ensure that where in any year grassland...

       10. 9. Where a crop is harvested before 15th October in any...

       11. 10. Before sowing a cover crop, the farmer shall obtain the...

       12. 11. The farmer shall not apply any inorganic nitrogen fertiliser prior...

       13. 12. The farmer shall not remove any cover crop whether by...

       14. 13. If the farmer uses an irrigation system he shall use...

       15. 14. Unless the organic nitrogen fertiliser is produced within the nitrate...

       16. 15. The farmer shall not remove hedgerows or woodland unless he...

       17. 16. The farmer shall not convert grassland to arable land unless...

       18. 17. The farmer shall keep records of the amount of all...

       19. 18. The farmer shall, if he is a producer of pigs...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       OBLIGATIONS TO BE INCLUDED IN A PREMIUM SCHEME AGREEMENT

       1. As regards any land which is the subject of a...

       2. 1. The farmer shall cease arable production and establish a grassland...

       3. 2. The farmer shall increase the overall area of grassland on...

       4. 3. The farmer shall maintain– (a) as grassland for the period...

       5. 4. The farmer shall not cultivate the grassland except to re-seed...

       6. 5. The farmer shall not re-seed the grassland without the approval...

       7. 6. The farmer shall use only a seeds mixture which does...

       8. 7. The farmer shall comply with the obligations listed in any...

       9. Option A – conversion of arable land to grassland, unfertilised and ungrazed

       10. Option B – conversion of arable land to grassland with grazing

       11. Option C – conversion of arable land to grassland wih grazing and limited application of nitrogen fertiliser

       12. Option D – conversion of arable land to grassland with woodland

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       DESIGNATED AREAS

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       RATES OF PAYMENT

       1. Basic Scheme

       2. 1. Payments for producers of pigs or poultry which are permanently housed

       3. 2. Subject to paragraph 3 the payment per pig place or...

       4. 3. Payments under paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be made in...

       5. Premium Scheme

       6. Option A – conversion of arable land to grassland, unfertilised and ungrazed

       7. Option B – conversion of arable land to grassland with grazing

       8. Option C – conversion of arable land to grassland with grazing and limited application of nitrogen fertiliser

       9. Option D – conversion of arable land to grassland with woodland

13. Explanatory Note