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The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation Order 2000art. 4(2)(a)(b)(c)The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation (Amendment) Order 2001art. 3(1)art. 1The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation Order 2000Sch. 1 Pt. 3 Item 8The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation (Amendment) Order 2001art. 3(2)(a)(i)art. 1The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation Order 2000Sch. 1 Pt. 3 Item 8The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation (Amendment) Order 2001art. 3(2)(a)(ii)art. 1The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation Order 2000Sch. 1 Pt. 3 Item 9The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation (Amendment) Order 2001art. 3(2)(b)art. 1The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation Order 2000Sch. 1 Pt. 3The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation (Amendment) Order 2001art. 3(2)(c)art. 1The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation Order 2000Sch. 3 Pt. 3 Item 8The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation (Amendment) Order 2001art. 3(3)(a)(i)art. 1The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation Order 2000Sch. 3 Pt. 3 Item 8The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation (Amendment) Order 2001art. 3(3)(a)(ii)art. 1The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation Order 2000Sch. 3 Pt. 3 Item 9The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation (Amendment) Order 2001art. 3(3)(b)art. 1The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation Order 2000Sch. 3 Pt. 3The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation (Amendment) Order 2001art. 3(3)(c)(i)art. 1The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation Order 2000Sch. 3 Pt. 3The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation (Amendment) Order 2001art. 3(3)(c)(ii)art. 1The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation Order 2000Sch. 5 Pt. 3 Item 8The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation (Amendment) Order 2001art. 3(4)(a)(i)art. 1The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation Order 2000Sch. 5 Pt. 3 Item 8The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation (Amendment) Order 2001art. 3(4)(a)(ii)art. 1The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation Order 2000Sch. 5 Pt. 3 Item 10(a)The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation (Amendment) Order 2001art. 3(4)(b)art. 1The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation Order 2000Sch. 5 Pt. 3 Item 10(b)The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation (Amendment) Order 2001art. 3(4)(c)art. 1The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation Order 2000Sch. 6 Pt. 3The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation (Amendment) Order 2001art. 3(5)(i)art. 1The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation Order 2000Sch. 6 Pt. 3The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation (Amendment) Order 2001art. 3(5)(ii)art. 1The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation Order 2000Sch. 1 Pt. 3The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stages I–IV) Designation (Amendment) Order 2004 (revoked)art. 5(a)art. 1The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation Order 2000Sch. 2 Pt. 3The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stages I–IV) Designation (Amendment) Order 2004 (revoked)art. 5(b)art. 1The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation Order 2000Sch. 3 Pt. 3The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stages I–IV) Designation (Amendment) Order 2004 (revoked)art. 5(c)art. 1The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation Order 2000Sch. 4 Pt. 3The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stages I–IV) Designation (Amendment) Order 2004 (revoked)art. 5(d)art. 1The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation Order 2000Sch. 5 Pt. 3The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stages I–IV) Designation (Amendment) Order 2004 (revoked)art. 5(e)art. 1The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation Order 2000Sch. 6 Pt. 3The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stages I–IV) Designation (Amendment) Order 2004 (revoked)art. 5(f)art. 1 2000 No. 3052AGRICULTURE, ENGLANDThe Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage <Acronym Expansion="4">IV</Acronym>) Designation Order 2000 (revoked)<CommentaryRef Ref="key-79ec947620738677a9d120ce9a03032f"/>Made13th November 2000Laid before Parliament14th November 2000Coming into force5th December 2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Title and commencement1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Interpretation2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Designation of Stage IV environmentally sensitive areas3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Matters in respect of which payments may be made4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rates of payment5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Revocation of existing legislation and saving6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCHEDULE 1<Strong>BLACKDOWN HILLS</Strong>articles 2(1) and (3), 3 and 5(1)PART 1DESIGNATION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA

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PART 2CAPITAL ACTIVITIES

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PART 3MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

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PART 4DEFINITIONS

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SCHEDULE 2<Strong>COTSWOLD HILLS</Strong>articles 2(1) and(3), 3 and 5(1)PART 1DESIGNATION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA

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PART 2CAPITAL ACTIVITIES

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PART 3MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

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SCHEDULE 3<Strong>DARTMOOR</Strong>articles 2(1) and(3), 3 and 5(1)PART 1DESIGNATION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA

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PART 2CAPITAL ACTIVITIES

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SCHEDULE 4<Strong>ESSEX COAST</Strong>articles 2(1) and(3), 3 and 5(1)PART 1DESIGNATION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA

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SCHEDULE 5<Strong>SHROPSHIRE HILLS</Strong>articles 2(1) and(3), 3 and 5(1)PART 1DESIGNATION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA

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SCHEDULE 6<Strong>UPPER THAMES TRIBUTARIES</Strong>articles 2(1) and (3), 3 and 5(1)PART 1DESIGNATION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA

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SCHEDULE 7<Strong>ORDERS REVOKED</Strong>article 6<CommentaryRef Ref="key-79ec947620738677a9d120ce9a03032f"/>Blackdown Hills Environmentally Sensitive Area

The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Blackdown Hills) Designation Order 1994The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Blackdown Hills) Designation (Amendment) Order 1996The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Blackdown Hills) Designation (Amendment) Order 1999

<CommentaryRef Ref="key-79ec947620738677a9d120ce9a03032f"/>Cotswold Hills Environmentally Sensitive Area

The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Cotswold Hills) Designation Order 1994The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Cotswold Hills) Designation (Amendment) Order 1995The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Cotswold Hills) Designation (Amendment) Order 1996The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Cotswold Hills) Designation (Amendment) Order 1998The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Cotswold Hills) Designation (Amendment) Order 1999

<CommentaryRef Ref="key-79ec947620738677a9d120ce9a03032f"/>The Dartmoor Environmentally Sensitive Area

The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Dartmoor) Designation Order 1994The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Dartmoor) Designation (Amendment) Order 1996The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Dartmoor) Designation (Amendment) Order 1999

<CommentaryRef Ref="key-79ec947620738677a9d120ce9a03032f"/>The Essex Coast Environmentally Sensitive Area

The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Essex Coast) Designation Order 1994The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Essex Coast) Designation (Amendment) Order 1996The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Essex Coast) Designation (Amendment) Order 1999

<CommentaryRef Ref="key-79ec947620738677a9d120ce9a03032f"/>The Shropshire Hills Environmentally Sensitive Area

The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Shropshire Hills) Designation Order 1994The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Shropshire Hills) Designation (Amendment) Order 1996The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Shropshire Hills) Designation (Amendment) Order 1999

<CommentaryRef Ref="key-79ec947620738677a9d120ce9a03032f"/>The Upper Thames Tributaries Environmentally Sensitive Area

The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Upper Thames Tributaries) Designation Order 1994The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Upper Thames Tributaries) Designation (Amendment) Order 1996The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Upper Thames Tributaries) Designation (Amendment) Order 1998The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Upper Thames Tributaries) Designation (Amendment) Order 1999

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 Order revoked (1.1.2024) by Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (c. 28), ss. 1(1), 22(3), Sch. 1 Pt. 1 (with s. 1(3)(4)); S.I. 2023/1363, reg. 2 [Editorial note: No historical revised versions have been created for amendments to this S.I. made prior to its final revocation. A revised version of how the S.I. stood at its first commencement is available and, to see the document content as it originally stood when it was made, select the 'Original (As Made)' version. For further details of the amendments see the List of All Changes available in 'More Resources']