# The Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2001, Regulation 9: Additional payments for environmental measures


(1) In addition to the basic payment pursuant to regulation 8, the Scottish Ministers may make additional payments of £2.50 per hectare of area of land as calculated in accordance with paragraph (3), if–
(a) the applicant maintains 0.65 livestock units per hectare of eligible land or less; and
(b) 10% or more of the total livestock units which the applicant maintains are cattle.
(2) For holdings classified as Moorland, in addition to the basic payment pursuant to regulation 8 and the additional payment pursuant to paragraph (1), the Scottish Ministers may make further additional payments of £3.00 per hectare of area of land as calculated in accordance with paragraph (3), provided that the conditions of paragraph (1) are fulfilled.
(3) The area of land for the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2) are the number of hectares of–
(a) either the area of land calculated in accordance with regulation 6(1); or
(b) the area of land calculated in accordance with the formula set out in Part II of Schedule 3,
whichever is the less.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2001/50/regulation/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/less-favoured-area-support-scheme-scotland-regulations-2001/regulation-9
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