Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage I) Designation Order 2000 (S.I. No. 3049 of 2000). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision England Document type Regulation Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Fertilizers/nutrients Protected area Soil pollution/quality Land-use planning Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Entry into force notes This Order comes into force on 5 December 2000. Abstract Section 18 of the Agriculture Act 1986 gives the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food power to designate areas in England as environmentally sensitive areas where it appears to him particularly desirable to conserve, protect or enhance environmental features in those areas by the maintenance or adoption of particular agricultural methods. This Order designates areas in the Broads, Pennine Dales, Somerset Levels and Moors, South Downs and West Penwith as environmentally sensitive areas (ar Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk