# The Common Agricultural Policy Basic Payment and Support Schemes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015, Regulation 10A: Active farmers


(1) Only persons who are active farmers on land for which they have claimed payment entitlements shall be eligible to activate payment entitlements in respect of that land
(2) An applicant for the Farm Sustainability Payment Scheme must have management control of any agricultural activity carried out on land used to activate entitlements.
(3) An applicant for the Farm Sustainability Payment Scheme must carry out agricultural activity on at least 3 hectares of land used to activate entitlements.
(4) Where an applicant for the Farm Sustainability Payment Scheme submits a claim of less than 5 hectares of land to activate entitlements, the applicant must carry out agricultural activity on at least 2 hectares of land used to activate entitlements.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/191/regulation/10A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/common-agricultural-policy-basic-payment-and-support-schemes-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/regulation-10A
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