The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment Scheme (Set-aside) (England) Regulations 2004

Made: 20th December 2004

Laid before Parliament: 21st December 2004

Coming into force: 15th January 2005

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Title, commencement and application

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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

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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Exemption relating to the protection of hedgerows and watercourses under the Cross Compliance Regulations 2004

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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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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

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 —

• (a) it is necessary to do so in order to ensure the proper growth of the crops;

• (b) the manner of application is consistent with the Code of Good Agricultural Practice for the Protection of Water approved by the Water (Prevention of Pollution) (Code of Practice) Order 1998[^f00014]; and

• (c) the application would not be inconsistent with the provisions of paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 to the Cross Compliance Regulations 2004.

Signed

Whitty — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs — 2004-12-20

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: S.I. 1972/1811.

[^f00002]: 1972 c. 68.

[^f00003]: O.J. No. L 141, 30.4.2004, p. 1, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1974/2004 (O.J. No. L 345, 20.11.2004, p. 85).

[^f00004]: O.J. No. L 345, 20.11.2004, p. 1.

[^f00005]: O.J. No. L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 864/2004 (O.J. No. L 161, 30.4.2004, p. 48, as corrected by corrigendum at O.J. No. L 206, 9.6.2004, p. 20).

[^f00006]: O.J. No. L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 1, as last amended by the Council Regulation.

[^f00007]: S.I. 2004/ 3196.

[^f00008]: 1981 c. 69.

[^f00009]: O.J. No. L160, 26.6.99, p.80, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1783/2003 (O.J. No. L270, 21.10.2003, p.70).

[^f00010]: 1993 c. 10.

[^f00011]: 1959 c. 54.

[^f00012]: 1985 c. 72.

[^f00013]: S.I. 1996/3142, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00014]: S.I. 1998/3084.

Application of fertilisers and waste to land set aside for the provision of non-food crops

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Editorial notes

[^key-fb7ad9628eaacf924eaf5960e62c5e3f]: Regulations revoked (1.12.2009) by The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3102), regs. 1, 9(h)

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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