Habitat (Salt Marsh) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 1479 of 1996). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision England Document type Regulation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil, Sea, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Soil conservation/soil improvement Farming Subsidy/incentive Protected area Agricultural development Coastal zone management Protection of habitats Wetlands Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations amend the principal Regulations which provide for payment to eligible persons who, in respect of an area of eligible land, undertake not to use such land for a period of at least twenty years and to manage the land with the objective of establishing an area of salt-marsh in accordance with prescribed management requirements. They amend the rate of payment of aid to beneficiaries in respect of land which was permanent grassland at the start of the management period. They also amend the Schedule specifying management obligations so as to require land eligible for the payment of aid to be managed in accordance with the agreed programme throughout the management period. (2 regulations) Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Amends Habitat (Salt Marsh) Regulations (S.I. No. 1293 of 1994). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1994 Keyword: Coastal zone management, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Farming, Subsidy/incentive, Agricultural development, Inland waters, Ecosystem preservation, Wetlands, Protection of habitats Source: FAO, FAOLEX