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 Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, 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 (art. 3). Section 18(3) of the 1986 Act also enables the Minister to enter into an agreement with any person having an interest in agricultural land in a designated area by which that person agrees in consideration of payments to be made by the Minister to manage the land in accordance with the agreement. This Order specifies what capital activities may attract aid and also specifies the maximum rates of payment which are payable in respect of various management activities. "Stage I" in the title to the Order refers to the first of four orders each designating a group of environmentally sensitive areas, and corresponds to the sequence in which they were originally designated and the consequent phasing of the dates for policy and payment reviews in those areas. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Repeals Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Somerset Levels and Moors) Designation (Amendment) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 1298 of 1998). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1998 Keyword: Environmental fees/charges Source: FAO, FAOLEX Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Somerset Levels and Moors) Designation Order 1997 (S.I. No. 1442 of 1997). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1997 Keyword: Protected area, Soil pollution/quality, Land-use planning, Fertilizers/nutrients, Freshwater resources management, Ecosystem preservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX