{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/horticulture-pilot-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2025/regulation-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/horticulture-pilot-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2025/regulation-4.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2025/103",
  "legislation_title": "The Horticulture Pilot Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/horticulture-pilot-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2025",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Sustainable sector growth group pilot scheme grant; Eligibility requirements and scheme payment",
  "text": "(1) The sustainable sector growth group pilot scheme shall start on the date beginning with the commencement of these Regulations and end on 31st March 2030.\n(2) An applicant for a sustainable sector growth group pilot scheme grant must–\n(a) hold a DAERA category 1 or 2 farm business ID number or be able to provide to the Department such an ID number with the written consent of the farm business holding that ID number.\n(b) be a member of not more than one new group of businesses making one application to become a sustainable sector growth group;\n(c) operate or be employed by a commercial horticulture business; and\n(d) be at least 18 years of age.\n(3) Subject to paragraphs (1) and (2), the Department shall pay to an applicant which holds a hosting event in a scheme year or the approved agent of that applicant a hosting payment of £786 for each hosting event.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 4 in operation at 26.6.2025, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2025/103/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:25:51.491806+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}