Paragraph 3 Eligible bovine animalF1

Scotland

For the purposes of Article 53 of the Direct Payments Delegated Regulation and this Schedule, an eligible bovine animal means a bovine animal—

(a)

which genetically is at least 75 per cent of a breed of bovine animal other than a breed listed in Schedule 4;

(b)

which was born on the applicant’s holding on or after 2nd December 2014 and kept on that holding from birth for a continuous period of at least 30 days; F2...

(F3ba)

which is—

(i)

the first bovine animal born by its mother in Scotland; or

(ii)

a bovine animal which was born by its mother in Scotland no later than 410 days following the date of birth of a qualifying bovine animal that has the same mother;

(F4c)

which is reared for the production of beef as part of a suckler beef herd; and

(d)

in respect of which the following requirements of the Cattle Identification Regulations have been complied with—

(i)

regulation 5 and schedule 1 (ear tags);

(ii)

regulation 6 and paragraph 2 of schedule 2 (notification of movement);

(iii)

regulation 7 and schedule 3 (cattle passports etc.); and

(iv)

regulation 8 and schedule 4 (records).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Schs. 3, 4 inserted (27.6.2015) by The Common Agricultural Policy (Direct Payments etc.) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/215), reg. 1(3), sch.
F2: Word in sch. 3 para. 3(b) omitted (15.3.2017) by virtue of The Common Agricultural Policy (Direct Payments etc.) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/98), regs. 1, 4(a)
F3: Sch. 3 para. 3(ba) inserted (1.1.2025) by The Rural Support (Improvement) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (S.S.I. 2024/380), regs. 1, 3(3)
F4: Sch. 3 para. 3(c)(d) substituted for sch. 3 para. 3(c) (15.3.2017) by The Common Agricultural Policy (Direct Payments etc.) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/98), regs. 1, 4(b)