Article 6 Rates of payment under agreement

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2) below, payments made by the Secretary of State under an agreement shall be either–

(a)

(i)

in the case of an agreement with a crofter or farmer regarding his croft or farm land and apportioned land, at the rate of £15 per annum per hectare of inbye land with an additional payment of £1 per annum for each hectare of other land to which the agreement relates;

(ii)

in the case of an agreement with a common grazings committee, at the rate of £1 per annum for each hectare of land to which the agreement relates; or

(b)

at the rate of £1,500 per annum for any one crofter, farmer or common grazings committee,

whichever is the lower.

(2)

Payments to a crofter, farmer or common grazings committee shall be at the rate of not less than £250 per annum.