The Countryside Stewardship Regulations 1996
The Regulations, which apply to England, provide for the payment of grants to any person who enters a stewardship agreement with the Minister requiring him to carry out an activity which is conducive to the specified purposes (as defined in regulation 2(1)) on land in which he has an interest (regulations 3 and 4). A stewardship agreement may be either a standard agreement or a special project agreement (regulation 3(3)).