# The Highlands and Islands Rural Enterprise Programme Regulations 1991, Regulation 8: Amount of financial assistance under regulation 7


(1) The amount of financial assistance payable under regulation 7 in relation to—
(a) approved diversification measures shall—
(i) be 50% of the eligible expenditure; and
(ii) not exceed the sum of £25,000;
(b) approved ancillary agricultural measures shall—
(i) for the specified agricultural work mentioned in column 1 of Part I of Schedule 2 be the corresponding percentage of the eligible expenditure mentioned in column 2;
(ii) not exceed a percentage of the amount of financial assistance approved for diversification measures which percentage shall be the percentage specified in column 2 of Part II of Schedule 2 which corresponds to the amount of approved financial assistance for diversification specified in column 1 of the said Part II;
(iii) be in addition to the financial assistance approved under sub-paragraphs (a) and (c) of this paragraph;
(c) approved environmental measures shall—
(i) for the capital works referred to in column 1 of Part I Schedule 3 be the corresponding percentage of the eligible expenditure mentioned in column 2;
(ii) for the categories of land referred to in column 1 of Part II of Schedule 3 be the corresponding rate per hectare mentioned in column 2;
(iii) for the conservation of land of high environmental value of a size mentioned in column 1 Part III of Schedule 3 be the sum mentioned in column 2;
(iv) not exceed 20% of the amount of financial assistance for diversification approved under sub-paragraph (a) above; and
(v) be in addition to the financial assistance approved under sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph.
(2) The Secretary of State shall pay 10% of the financial assistance approved under sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of the foregoing paragraph on approval of the project.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/780/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/highlands-and-islands-rural-enterprise-programme-regulations-1991/regulation-8
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