Regulation 5 Amendment of the Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2010

For regulation 4 (payment of less favoured area support)^f1 substitute—

“Payment of less favoured area support

4.

The Scottish Ministers may, in respect of a Scheme Year, pay less favoured area support to an applicant who in their opinion—

(a)

actively farms eligible land—

(i)

which is not less than 3 hectares; and

(ii)

for a period or periods totalling not less than 183 days during the Scheme Year; and

(b)

is an active farmer within the meaning of Article 9 of the Direct Payments Regulation.”.