1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Title, commencement and application

  3. 2.Interpretation

  4. 3.Applications

  5. 4.Power to enter into agreements

  6. 5.Conditions for payment of aid

  7. 6.Payments

  8. 7.Claims

  9. 8.Financial Limits

  10. 9.Late claims

  11. 10.Notification of change of occupation

  12. 11.Amounts of aid

  13. 12.Obligation to permit entry and inspection

  14. 13.Withholding and recovery of aid

  15. 14.Recovery of interest

  16. 15.Recovery of payments

  17. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE

      1. PART 1— WHOLE FARM SECTION

        1. Conditions to be complied with in relation to the whole...

      2. PART 2 — WILDLIFE HABITATS

        1. It is a requirement of the Tir Cynnal Scheme that...

        2. The main groups of wildlife habitats (which is not exhaustive)...

        3. The list above defines the main types of habitats, but...

        4. Safeguarding Wildlife Habitats — Conditions

        5. If there is not enough land to satisfy the 5%...

        6. All hedgerows are protected in the scheme under the conditions...

        7. If the areas of habitat (together with eligible hedgerows if...

        8. There are seven habitat creation options available to the farmer...

        9. 1.Safeguarding Wildlife Habitats — Conditions

        10. 2.Reducing inputs to revert improved land to semi-improved

        11. 3.Leaving uncropped cereal margins on cereal land

        12. 4.Creating grass margins on cereal land

        13. 5.Small scale broad leaved tree planting

        14. 6.Establishing a wild bird cover crop

        15. 7.Establishing a crop of unsprayed roots.

        16. Prescriptions for the creation of a streamside corridor

        17. Prescriptions for reducing inputs to revert improved land to semi-improved land

        18. Prescriptions for leaving uncropped margins on cereal land

        19. Prescriptions for grass margins on cereal land

        20. Plus at least 3 kg/ha of either red clover, alsike clover or bird’s foot trefoil

        21. Prescriptions for small scale broad-leaved tree planting

        22. Prescriptions for the establishment of wild bird cover crop

        23. Prescriptions for establishment of unsprayed root crops

      3. PART 3 — FARM RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN

        1. Every participant will have to complete the farm resource management...

        2. Participants will be required to keep the document up to...

        3. The Plan will need to be prepared and shown to...

        4. If a farm produces, stores or disposes of slurry, farmyard...

        5. The Manure Management Plan must be completed within twelve months...

        6. If organic or inorganic fertiliser is applied to the agreement...

        7. The main part of the Resource Management Plan, and if...

      4. PART 4 — PAYMENTS

        1. Payment under the regulations will be on an annual basis...

        2. Payments will be made annually in arrears.

  19. Explanatory Note