Article 4 Rates of payment under agreement

In article 6 of the principalOrder—

(1)

in paragraph (1), for the amount “£220”, there shall be substituted the amount “£240”;

(2)

in paragraph (2)—

(a)

the figure “3” shall be deleted;

(b)

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 “30” shall be deleted;

(iii)

in the right hand column, for the figure “220”, there shall be substituted the figure “240”;

(3)

after paragraph (2), there shall be inserted the following paragraph:

“(2A)

Where an agreement includes the additioinal provisions specified in Schedule 3 in relation to any land, the Minister shall make additional payments at the rate of £50 per annum for each hectare of that land.”;

(4)

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 £15,000 for each agreement.”.