Nature Conservation (Plants) Regulation 2020
sec.84Information about monitoring plot for research and monitoring condition
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sec.84 Information about monitoring plot for research and monitoring condition
This section applies if— a protected plant harvesting licence authorises the holder of the licence to take a part of a restricted plant; and the chief executive imposes a research and monitoring condition on the licence. The holder must give the chief executive— within 1 month after a monitoring plot is established— a map, in electronic form or ink, showing the location of the plot; or a sketch, in ink, showing the location of the plot; and within 1 month after each yearly survey of plants in a monitoring plot—a statement containing the required information for the plot. In this section— required information , for a monitoring plot, means— details of the growth of the plants of each species in the plot measured as average height for— each stem of each plant from which a part of the plant was taken; and each plant designated when the plot was established as a plant from which parts are not to be taken; and details of the total amount, measured by volume or weight, of material taken from plants of each species in the plot since the last survey. (sec.84-ssec.1) This section applies if— a protected plant harvesting licence authorises the holder of the licence to take a part of a restricted plant; and the chief executive imposes a research and monitoring condition on the licence. (sec.84-ssec.2) The holder must give the chief executive— within 1 month after a monitoring plot is established— a map, in electronic form or ink, showing the location of the plot; or a sketch, in ink, showing the location of the plot; and within 1 month after each yearly survey of plants in a monitoring plot—a statement containing the required information for the plot. (sec.84-ssec.3) In this section— required information , for a monitoring plot, means— details of the growth of the plants of each species in the plot measured as average height for— each stem of each plant from which a part of the plant was taken; and each plant designated when the plot was established as a plant from which parts are not to be taken; and details of the total amount, measured by volume or weight, of material taken from plants of each species in the plot since the last survey.
- (a) a protected plant harvesting licence authorises the holder of the licence to take a part of a restricted plant; and
- (b) the chief executive imposes a research and monitoring condition on the licence.
- (a) within 1 month after a monitoring plot is established— (i) a map, in electronic form or ink, showing the location of the plot; or (ii) a sketch, in ink, showing the location of the plot; and
- (i) a map, in electronic form or ink, showing the location of the plot; or
- (ii) a sketch, in ink, showing the location of the plot; and
- (b) within 1 month after each yearly survey of plants in a monitoring plot—a statement containing the required information for the plot.