Regulation 10 Amendment of the Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2010

in paragraph (2), for “or the Scheme 2014 payment” substitute “, the Scheme 2014 payment, the Scheme 2015 payment, the Scheme 2016 payment or the Scheme 2017 payment”; and

for paragraphs (3) and (4) substitute—

“(3)

Where the hectare multiplier contained in the second column of Schedule 8 to be used for the purposes of the formula in paragraph (1) is, in the opinion of the applicant, unrepresentative of the usual enterprise mix of the applicant, as a result of force majeure or exceptional circumstances, the applicant may request that the Scottish Ministers determine that either of the hectare multipliers contained in the second column of Schedule 8 be used for the purposes of the formula in paragraph (1).

(4)

Where less than 10% of the livestock units of the applicant calculated in accordance with regulation 9(4) and Parts I and II of Schedule 4 are cattle but that is, in the opinion of the applicant, the result of force majeure or exceptional circumstances, the applicant may request that the Scottish Ministers treat the application as if paragraph (1) applied.”.