Regulation 4 Payment of less favoured area supportF1

Scotland

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.

Annotations

F1: Reg. 4 substituted (9.6.2015) by The Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/185), regs. 1, 5