Regulation 4 Eligibility for hill farm allowance
Subject to Article 14(2) (third indent) and Article 14(3) of Council Regulation 1257/1999 a claimant shall be eligible for hill farm allowance provided—
his claim is made in an area aid application;
the claimed forage area entered in that area aid application complies with one of the conditions specified in paragraph (2); and
subject to paragraph (3), the notional livestock density is not less than 0.15.
The conditions referred to in paragraph 1(b) are—
the claimed forage area lying within a less favoured area is at least ten hectares; or
where the claimed forage area lying within a less favoured area is at least one hectare but is less than ten hectares, the total claimed forage area includes land situated in a related less favoured area which is eligible for related less favoured area allowance.
The Secretary of State may determine that a notional livestock density of less than 0.15 is sufficient for the purposes of paragraph (1) if she is reasonably satisfied that it is appropriate to do so in all the circumstances of the case, including any obligation of the claimant as to the number of animals that may be kept on the land comprising the eligible forage area.
In order to enable the Secretary of State to consider whether to exercise her discretion under paragraph (3), the claimant shall provide the Secretary of State with such information as she reasonably may require.