Regulation 5 Eligibility

The eligibility conditions are that—

(a)

the applicant—

(i)

was eligible for, and claimed, direct payments under the basic payment scheme^f1 in, or before, the claim year 2018;

(ii)

inherited agricultural land on, or after, 16th May 2018; or

(iii)

succeeded to an agricultural holdings tenancy on, or after, 16th May 2018;

(b)

the applicant has met the requirements set out in regulations 6 and 8(1) and, where relevant, (3);

(c)

where the applicant—

(i)

is a partnership and the lump sum is payable in respect of one or more partners in the partnership with an interest, or a combined interest, of 50% or more in the profits of the partnership, such partners cease to be a member of the partnership; or

(ii)

is a body corporate and the lump sum is payable in respect of one or more members of the body corporate who, solely or jointly, hold 50% or more of the equity share capital in that body corporate, such members cease to be a member of the body corporate.

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Footnotes

f1: The “basic payment scheme” is defined in section 7(2) of the Act. A “direct payment under the basic payment scheme” has the meaning given in section 7(5) of the Act.