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Regulation 11 Claims and paymentI1

Scotland

(1)

A claim for payment of aid under regulation 4–

(a)

shall be made in writing at such time and in such form and shall contain such information as the Scottish Ministers may require; and

(b)

shall not be accepted by the Scottish Ministers if it is received by them after the closing date for claims, as provided for in sub paragraph (a).

(2)

Payment of aid in respect of a scheme year under regulation 4 shall be paid annually in arrears, after the applicant has carried out, or as the case may be, carried out and maintained, at least one of the activities referred to in Schedule 1.

(3)

Payment as provided in paragraph (2) shall be made only where the Scottish Ministers are satisfied that–

(a)

the requirements and conditions as to eligibility for payment set out in the paragraph which begins Schedule 1 and in column 2 of that Schedule and, as the case may be, the requirements set out in column 3 of that Schedule, in relation to that activity have been met; and

(b)

the general environmental requirements set out, or applicable under the enactments specified, in Schedule 2 have been complied with during the period to the date of payment.

(4)

Payment shall be made upon determination of an application for aid in accordance with regulations 9 and 10 and following the submission of a claim for aid under paragraph (1).

(5)

The provisions of these Regulations are insofar as the aid claimed includes aid under Council Regulation 1257/1999, subject to Article 37(3) of Council Regulation 1257/1999 and Articles 40, 41, 42 and 43 of Commission Regulation 817/2004 (combination of aids).

Annotations

Commencement

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Reg. 11 in force at 15.5.2005, see reg. 1(1)