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Article 6 Rates of payment under agreement

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(1)

The Minister shall make payments under an agreement at the rate of £125 per annum for each hectare of grassland to which the agreement relates.

(2)

Where an agreement includes the additional provisions specified in Schedule 2 or 3 or the provisions set out in one or more of the options contained in Schedule 4, the Minister shall make payments at the rate per annum for each hectare of land which under the agreement is subject to those additional provisions or options shown in the following table—

£ per hectare of land per annum
Schedule 2220
Schedule 3250
Schedule 4
—Option 1200
—Option 2280
(3)

Where an agreement includes one or more of the conservation plan operations specified in Schedule 5, the Minister shall make payments according to the operations which are carried out at a rate not exceeding £75 per annum for each hectare of land to which the agreement relates, subject to a maximum of £3,000 per agreement.