The Tir Cynnal (Wales) Regulations 2006
1Title, commencement and application
2Interpretation
3Applications
4Power to enter into agreements
5Conditions for payment of aid
6Payments
7Claims
8Financial Limits
9Late claims
10Notification of change of occupation
11Amounts of aid
12Obligation to permit entry and inspection
13Withholding and recovery of aid
14Recovery of interest
15Recovery of payments
SCHEDULE
PART 1—WHOLE FARM SECTION
Conditions to be complied with in relation to the whole...
PART 2 —WILDLIFE HABITATS
It is a requirement of the Tir Cynnal Scheme that...
The main groups of wildlife habitats (which is not exhaustive)...
The list above defines the main types of habitats, but...
Safeguarding Wildlife Habitats — Conditions
If there is not enough land to satisfy the 5%...
All hedgerows are protected in the scheme under the conditions...
If the areas of habitat (together with eligible hedgerows if...
There are seven habitat creation options available to the farmer...
1Safeguarding Wildlife Habitats — Conditions
2Reducing inputs to revert improved land to semi-improved
3Leaving uncropped cereal margins on cereal land
4Creating grass margins on cereal land
5Small scale broad leaved tree planting
6Establishing a wild bird cover crop
7Establishing a crop of unsprayed roots.
Prescriptions for the creation of a streamside corridor
Prescriptions for reducing inputs to revert improved land to semi-improved land
Prescriptions for leaving uncropped margins on cereal land
Prescriptions for grass margins on cereal land
Plus at least 3 kg/ha of either red clover, alsike clover or bird’s foot trefoil
Prescriptions for small scale broad-leaved tree planting
Prescriptions for the establishment of wild bird cover crop
Prescriptions for establishment of unsprayed root crops
PART 3 —FARM RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN
Every participant will have to complete the farm resource management...
Participants will be required to keep the document up to...
The Plan will need to be prepared and shown to...
If a farm produces, stores or disposes of slurry, farmyard...
The Manure Management Plan must be completed within twelve months...
If organic or inorganic fertiliser is applied to the agreement...
The main part of the Resource Management Plan, and if...
PART 4 —PAYMENTS
Payment under the regulations will be on an annual basis...
Payments will be made annually in arrears.

2006 No. 41 (W.7)

AGRICULTURE, WALES

The Tir Cynnal (Wales) Regulations 2006

Made

Coming into force

The National Assembly, being designated 1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community2, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by the said section 2(2) and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf hereby makes the following Regulations: