Article 5 Rates of payment under agreement

In article 6 of the principal Order—

(1)

in sub-paragraph (1)(b), for the amount “£38”, there shall be substituted the amount “£45”;

(2)

in paragraph (2)—

(a)

the words “or in Schedule 3” shall be deleted;

(b)

in the table, in the right hand column—

(i)

for the figure “210”, there shall be substituted the figure “200”;

(ii)

for the figure “80”, there shall be substituted the figure “70”;

(c)

in the table—

(i)

in the left hand column, the words “Schedule 3” shall be deleted;

(ii)

in the right hand column, in the corresponding line, the figure “25” shall be deleted;

(3)

in paragraph (3), for the amount “£3”, there shall be substituted the amount “£3.50”;

(4)

after paragraph (3), there shall be inserted the following paragraph:

“(3A)

Where an agreement includes a requirement to add top-wiring to specified walls, the Minister shall also make payments at a rate of £1 per metre of wall to which top-wire has been added.”;

(5)

for paragraph (4), there shall be substituted the following paragraph:

“(4)

Where an agreement includes a conservation plan, the Minister shall also make payments in respect of the operations included in the plan, subject to a maximum of £20,000 for each agreement.”.