The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (South Downs) Designation Order 1997

2. Introductory Text

1. Title and commencement

3. 2. Interpretation

4. 3. Designation of environmentally sensitive area

5. 4. Requirements and provisions of agreement

6. 5. Rates of payment under agreement

7. 6. Revocation, saving and amendment

8. Signature

9. 1. SCHEDULE 1

      REQUIREMENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN AGREEMENT

      1. 1. As regards any chalk downland which is subject to the...

      2. 2. As regards any river valley grassland which is subject to...

      3. 3. As regards all grassland which is subject to the agreement,...

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS TO WHICH PAYMENTS REFERRED TO IN SCHEDULE 7, PART II, ITEM 1 RELATE

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

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS TO WHICH PAYMENTS REFERRED TO IN SCHEDULE 7, PART II, ITEM 2 RELATE

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

   4. SCHEDULE 4

      ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS TO WHICH PAYMENTS REFERRED TO IN SCHEDULE 7, PART II, ITEMS 3, 4 AND 5 RELATE

      1. Option 1

      2. Option 2

      3. 1. Option 3

      4. 2. A provision to the effect that, notwithstanding paragraph 1(b) above,...

   5. SCHEDULE 5

      REQUIREMENTS AS TO PUBLIC ACCESS

      1. As regards any access route which is subject to the...

   6. SCHEDULE 6

      CONSERVATION PLAN OPERATIONS

      1. 1. The building or rebuilding of flint walling using traditional materials....

      2. 2. The planting, laying or coppicing of hedges.

      3. 3. The renovation of barns using traditional materials.

      4. 4. The management of scrub.

      5. 5. The provision of fencing and water supplies for livestock associated...

      6. 6. The construction of water level penning structures such as bunds...

      7. 7. The creation or restoration of ponds, scrapes, ditches and reedbeds....

      8. 8. Works to protect historic and archaeological features.

      9. 9. Works designed to restore or create landscape features or features...

      10. 10. The provision and restoration of gates, stiles and footbridges where...

      11. 11. Tree planting.

      12. 12. The provision and restoration of stiles.

      13. 13. The purchase and use of a diverse seed mix for...

   7. SCHEDULE 7

      MAXIMUM PAYMENT RATES

      1. Part I

      2. Part II

      3. Part III

      4. Part IV

   8. SCHEDULE 8

      AMENDMENTS TO THE ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS (THE SOUTH DOWNS) DESIGNATION ORDER 1992

      1. 1. The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (South Downs) Designation Order 1992 is...

      2. 2. In article 2 (interpretation)– (a) in paragraph (1) for the...

      3. 3. In article 6 (rates of payment under agreement) for paragraphs...

10. Explanatory Note