
1 
This Order may be cited as the Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Avon Valley) Designation (Amendment) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st July 1997.
2 
In this Order “the principal Order” means the Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Avon Valley) Designation Order 1993.
3 
The principal Order shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this Order.
4 
In article 6 of the principal Order—
(a) in paragraph (1) for the amount “£105” there shall be substituted the amount “£130”.
(b) in paragraph (2), for amount “£260” there shall be substituted the amount “£265”.
5 
In Schedule 4 (conservation plan operations) to the principal Order—
(a) for paragraph 3, there shall be substituted the following two paragraphs:“
3 
The creation or restoration of ponds.
3A 
The restoration of ditches.”;
(b) after paragraph 7, there shall be inserted the following paragraph:“
8 
The reintroduction of pollarding management for neglect trees.”.
6 
The amendments made to the principal Order by article 4 of this Order shall not apply in respect of any annual payment to a farmer which relates wholly or in part to any period before 1st April 1997.
Elliot Morley
Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 
4th June 1997We consent
Bob Ainsworth
Jon Owen Jones
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
5th June 1997 