# The Common Agricultural Policy (Direct Payments etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2015, Regulation 11: Agricultural activity


(1) For the purposes of point (ii) of Article 4(1)(c) of the Direct Payments Regulation and in accordance with Article 4 of the Direct Payments Delegated Regulation, agricultural areas are deemed to be maintained in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation where a farmer meets the criteria set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1.
(2) For the purposes of point (iii) of Article 4(1)(c) of the Direct Payments Regulation and in accordance with Article 5 of the Direct Payments Delegated Regulation, the minimum activity requirement is met if either of the activities set out in paragraph 2(1) of Part 2 of Schedule 1 is carried out on agricultural areas naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation.
(3) In paragraph (2) and in Part 1 of Schedule 1, “agricultural areas naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation” means agricultural areas comprising parcels of land in region 2 or 3.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/58/regulation/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/common-agricultural-policy-direct-payments-etc-scotland-regulations-2015/regulation-11
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