# The Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015, Regulation 5: Amendment of the Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2010


For regulation 4 (payment of less favoured area support) 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.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/185/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/less-favoured-area-support-scheme-scotland-amendment-regulations-2015/regulation-5
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