Hill Farming Act 1946 (1946 Chapter 73 9 and 10 Geo 6). Country/Territory United Kingdom Document type Legislation Date 1946 (2020) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to make provision for promoting the rehabilitation of hill farming land; for the payment of subsidies in respect of hill sheep and hill cattle; for controlling the keeping of rams and ram lambs; for regulating the burning of heather and grass; for amending the law as to the valuation of sheep stocks in Scotland; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Land & soil Keyword Agricultural development Common property Farming Subsidy/incentive Agricultural land Pastoralism Soil conservation/soil improvement Soil pollution/quality Soil rehabilitation Waste disposal Waste management Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract The Act contains the discipline of hill farming; several provisions in the first chapter have been repealed, however it is possible to find yet provisions on rehabilitation of Hill Farming Land such as grants schemes and application of capital for improvements to settled hill farming land. The Act also recognizes that improvements of hill farming land subject to rights of common. Full text English Website www.legislation.gov.uk References - Legislation Implemented by Heather and Grass etc. Burning (England) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 2003 of 2007). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2007 Keyword: Waste disposal, Soil pollution/quality, Hazardous waste Source: FAO, FAOLEX Heather and Grass etc. Burning (England) Regulations 2021 (2021 No. 158). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2021 Keyword: Farming, Crops/grasses, Agricultural development, Waste disposal, Soil pollution/quality, Hazardous waste Source: FAO, FAOLEX