# The Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
1 These Regulations amend the Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allowances) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 (“the principal Regulations”). They provide for the rates of compensatory allowances payable for cattle and sheep in respect of the 1996 Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowances Scheme.
2 These Regulations also amend the principal Regulations by providing for:—
(a) The maximum payment for Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowance for sheep in respect of disadvantaged land to be reinstated to 9 ewes per hectare.
(b) An amended definition of ECU in the light of the consolidation of the relevant Community texts relating to this matter by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3320/94 (O.J. No. L350, 31.12.94, p. 27).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/7/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/hill-livestock-compensatory-allowances-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-1996-nisr-1996-7/note
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