Article 5 Rates of payment under agreement

In article 6 of the principal Order—

(1)

in paragraph (1)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (a), for the amount “£10”, there shall be substituted the amount “£15”;

(b)

in sub-paragraph (b), for the amount “£30”, there shall be substituted the amount “£40”;

(c)

for the amount “£6”, there shall be substituted the amount “£7”;

(2)

after paragraph (1A), there shall be inserted the following paragraph:

“(1B)

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.;”

(3)

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 “80”, there shall be substituted the figure “85”;

(ii)

for the figure “40”, there shall be substituted the figure “43”;

(c)

in the table—

(i)

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

(ii)

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

(4)

for paragraph (3), there shall be substituted the following paragraph:

“(3)

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..”