The Arable Area Payments Regulations 1995

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Title, extent and commencement

3. 2. Interpretation

4. 3. Production regions

5. 4. Calculation of projected regional reference amount

6. 5. Minimum size of agricultural plot

7. 6. Derogation from requirement to have farmed for two years land set aside

8. 7. Derogation from requirement to set land aside in the production region where the related arable land is situated

9. 8. Requirements in relation to set-aside land

10. 9. Transfer of the obligation to set aside to another farmer

11. 10. Requirements in relation to rapeseed

12. 11. Keeping and retention of records by a farmer

13. 12. Keeping and retention of records by a collector and by a processor

14. 13. Reduction or cancellation of compensatory payments for breach of Schedules 2 and 3

15. 14. Rate of interest applicable where compensatory payments fall to be returned

16. 15. Powers of authorised persons

17. 16. Assistance to authorised persons

18. 17. Offences and penalties

19. 18. Revocation of Existing Legislation

20. Signature

21. 1. Schedule 1

       Derogation from requirement to have farmed set-aside land for two years

       1. Part I (Derogations in respect of land in England or Wales)

       2. Part II (Derogations in respect of land in Scotland)

    2. Schedule 2

       Management requirements in relation to set-aside land

       1. A. Management options for set-aside land

          1. 1—2. General

          2. 3—4. Exemptions from the requirement to establish a green cover on set-aside land

          3. 5. The Grassland Option

          4. 6. The Natural Regeneration Option

          5. 7. The Wild Bird Cover Option

          6. 8. The Field Margins Option

          7. 9. Cutting the green cover

       2. B. General management conditions applying to all set-aside land

          1. 10. Application of conditions to all set-aside land

          2. 11. Exemptions from the requirement to maintain a green cover on set-aside land

          3. 12—13. Cultivation of the set-aside land and replacement of the green cover

          4. 14. Use of legumes in the green cover

          5. 15. Classification of seed permitted to be sown on set-aside land

          6. 16. Replacement of the green cover and changing management options

          7. 17. Use of the green cover

          8. 18—22. Application of fertilisers, waste and lime to the set-aside land

          9. 23—25. Application of fungicides, insecticides and herbicides to the set-aside land

          10. 26. Retention of features on the set-aside land

       3. C. Special conditions applying to guaranteed set-aside land

          1. 28—30. The application of fertilisers

          2. 31. Permitted agricultural production

       4. D. Exception relating to applying to environmental transferred set-aside land

          1. 32. The application of organic waste

    3. Schedule 3

       Requirements in relation to land set aside for the provision of specified raw materials 24

22. Explanatory Note