# The Common Agricultural Policy (Direct Payments etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2015, Paragraph 8: Scheme payments


(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), a Scheme payment to be made in respect of an eligible ovine animal must be determined by the Scottish Ministers in accordance with—
(a) Article 52(3) of the Direct Payments Regulation;
(b) Article 52(6) of the Direct Payments Regulation; and
(c) Article 53(2) of the Direct Payments Delegated Regulation.
(2) A Scheme payment may be made in respect of an eligible ovine animal up to a maximum of one animal for every 4 hectares of agricultural area declared by the applicant for the purposes of a payment under Chapter 1 of Title III (basic payment scheme) of the Direct Payments Regulation on a single application in the relevant Scheme year and comprising parcels of land in region 3.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/58/schedule/3/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/common-agricultural-policy-direct-payments-etc-scotland-regulations-2015/schedule-3/paragraph-8
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