# The Hill Farm Allowance Regulations 2005, Paragraph 4


The deductions to relevant forage area shall be made as follows—
(a) X hectares shall be deducted from A, where X is equal to the lesser of—
(i) TLU ÷ 1.8; and
(ii) A;
(b) if TLU is greater than 1.8X, Y hectares shall be deducted from B, where Y is equal to the lesser of—
(i) (TLU – 1.8X) ÷ 1.4; and
(ii) B;
(c) if TLU is greater than 1.8X + 1.4Y, Z hectares shall be deducted from C, where Z is equal to the lesser of—
(i) TLU – (1.8X + 1.4Y); and
(ii) C;
where—
“A” is the number of hectares of relevant forage area not within a less favoured area;
“B” is the number of hectares of relevant forage area which is disadvantaged land or severely disadvantaged land, in each case other than moorland or common land;
“C” is the number of hectares of relevant forage area which is moorland or common land; and
“TLU” is the total number of livestock units in the notional dairy herd.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/154/schedule/3/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/hill-farm-allowance-regulations-2005/schedule-3/paragraph-4
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