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Habitat (Salt Marsh) Regulations (S.I. No. 1293 of 1994).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
England
Document type
Regulation
Date
1994
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil, Water, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Coastal zone management Soil conservation/soil improvement Farming Subsidy/incentive Agricultural development Inland waters Ecosystem preservation Wetlands Protection of habitats
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations implement in part Council Regulation (EC) No. 2078/92 on agricultural production methods compatible with requirements of environment protection and the maintenance of the countryside. they 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 management requirements as set out in the Schedule. These requirements include: (a) management of the land in accordance with a programme agreed with the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; (b) where the benificiary is responsible for coastal defence, the undertaking of a programme of inundation to be agreed with the Minister; (3) the beneficiary shall not use organic or inorganic fertilizers; (4) the beneficiary shall not use herbicides, insecticides, or fungicides or do anything that in the opinion of the Minister would prejudice the establishment of a salt-marsh vegetation. (11 regulations completed by one Schedule)

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Amended by

Habitat (Salt Marsh) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 1479 of 1996).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1996

Keyword: Soil conservation/soil improvement, Farming, Subsidy/incentive, Protected area, Agricultural development, Coastal zone management, Protection of habitats, Wetlands

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Habitat (Salt Marsh) (Amendment) Regulations 1995 (S.I. No. 2871 of 1995).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1995

Keyword: Coastal zone management, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Farming, Subsidy/incentive, Agricultural development, Protection of habitats

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Habitat (Salt Marsh) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. No. 3161 of 1999).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1999

Keyword: Protection of habitats, Subsidy/incentive

Source: FAO, FAOLEX