# The Farming with Nature Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025, Regulation 8: Scheme actions; payments

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Department shall not make a payment to an applicant until the applicant has returned to the Department a signed form of acknowledgement and understanding of scheme payment conditions declaration in such form as the Department may determine.
(2) Subject to regulations 5 and 6 and to paragraph (1), the Department shall pay an applicant an amount not exceeding £20,000 for work completed in relation to eligible scheme actions and eligible supporting items each scheme year.
(3) Schedule 3 lists the payments rates the Department will use to pay applicants for work completed for eligible scheme actions and eligible supporting items.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2025/101/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/farming-with-nature-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2025/regulation-8
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