Regulation 8 Amendment of the principal Regulations

For regulation 10 (amounts of aid and claims) of the principal Regulations there shall be substituted–

“Amounts of aid and claims

10

(1)

Subject to regulations 9(6), 10(3) and 12(1) and (2), payments shall be made annually in arrear and the amount of each payment shall be calculated in accordance with the Schedule to these Regulations.

(2)

Payments shall be made in respect of a maximum of 300 hectares per holding or common grazing.

(3)

A claim for each annual payment under paragraph (1) above shall be made at such time and in such form and shall contain such information as the Secretary of State reasonably may require.

(4)

The provisions of this Regulation are subject to Articles 14(2) and (3) (rules governing undertakings and payment procedures) of the Commission Regulation and, in the case of an undertaking under these regulations given on or after 1st January 1997, Article 10 (combination of aids) of the Commission Regulation.”.