# The Highlands and Islands Agricultural Programme Regulations 1994, Regulation 8: Financial assistance


(1) The Secretary of State may give to an eligible person financial assistance under the scheme towards eligible expenditure—
(a) on approved business improvement measures mentioned in Column 1 of Part A of the Schedule;
(b) on approved environmental enhancement measures mentioned in Column 1 of Part B of the Schedule.
(2) Financial assistance shall be payable in respect of any measure at the rate specified in Column 2 of the Schedule opposite the measure mentioned in Column 1 of the Schedule.
(3) In respect of the business improvement measures referred to in paragraph (1)(a) above, the total amount of financial assistance payable in respect of the agricultural unit shall not exceed—
(a) in the case of a common grazing £60,000;
(b) in any other case £20,000.
(4) In respect of the environmental enhancement measures referred to in paragraph 1(b) above, the total amount of financial assistance payable in respect of the agricultural unit shall not exceed £6,000.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/3096/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/highlands-and-islands-agricultural-programme-regulations-1994/regulation-8
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