Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
2005 No. 310
AGRICULTURE
The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Set-aside) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (revoked)
Regulations revoked (15.5.2010) by The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/161), regs. 1, 9(1)(d)
Made 23rd June 2005
Coming into operation 29th July 2005

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Citation and commencement
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Interpretation
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Minimum area and dimensions of set-aside parcels
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Additional standards of good agricultural and environmental condition in relation to set-aside land
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Exchange of eligible and ineligible land
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Provisions relating to raw materials produced for non-food purposes
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Keeping and retention of records by a collector and by a processor
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SCHEDULE 1 ADDITIONAL STANDARDS OF GOOD AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION THAT APPLY IN RELATION TO LAND SET ASIDE FROM PRODUCTION
Regulations 2(1) and 4(1) and (4)

PART A management options for land set aside from production

Management options for land set aside from production
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The sown green cover option
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The natural regeneration option
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The wild bird cover option
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The under 10 metre strips option
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Cutting or destruction of the green cover
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Exemptions from the requirement to establish a green cover on set-aside land
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Exemptions from the requirement to maintain a green cover on the land set aside from production
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PART B general standards applying to all land set aside from production

Application of conditions to all land set aside from production
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Prohibition on sowing and preparation for sowing a crop on, and the cultivation of, the land set aside from production
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Exemptions from the prohibition on sowing and preparation for sowing a crop on the land set aside from production
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Exemption from prohibition on cultivation of land set aside from production for the purpose of weed control
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Replacement of the green cover and changing management options
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Use of the green cover
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Application of fertiliser, waste, lime and gypsum to the land set aside from production
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Application of pesticides to land set aside from production
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Application of herbicides to land set aside from production
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SCHEDULE 2 ADDITIONAL STANDARDS OF GOOD AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION THAT APPLY IN RELATION TO LAND SET ASIDE FOR THE PROVISION OF NON-FOOD CROPS
Regulation 4(2) and (4)

Application of fertilisers and waste to land set aside for the provision of non-food crops
A farmer may only apply fertiliser or waste to land set aside for the provision of non-food crops so far as –
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(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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