Section 4 Eligibility for payment
(1)
An eligible producer for the purposes of Article 3 is a person who in March 2013 was engaged in the production of livestock and who—
(a)
lost one or more animals within the meaning of paragraph (2);
(b)
as a direct result suffered an economic loss;
(c)
has had that economic loss verified by an inspection and report of an authorised officer.
(2)
An eligible producer loses an animal within the meaning of this paragraph if—
(a)
the animal died on his holding as a direct result of the snowfall referred to in Article 3;
(b)
it was collected and disposed of by a person approved by the Department for that purpose between 25th March 2013 and 3rd May 2013.