# The Habitats (Scotland) Regulations 1994, Regulation 4: Conditions of eligibility


(1) An applicant shall be eligible to make an application if at the date of application the applicant is either the lawful occupier of the habitat site or, subject to regulation 6 below, a grazings committee.
(2) The proposed habitat site shall–
(a) satisfy the special criteria for acceptance set out in Part I of the Schedule relevant to that habitat site as specified in regulation 5; and
(b) be on land either in agricultural production or set-aside.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/2710/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/habitats-scotland-regulations-1994/regulation-4
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