# The SFGS Farmland Premium Scheme 2003, Paragraph 1


(1) The Farm Woodland Premium Scheme 1992 shall be amended as follows.
(2) For schedule 1 (rates of grant), there shall be substituted the following schedule:–
“SCHEDULE 1
RATES OF GRANT
Column 1
Column 2
£
Converted land formerly arable land or improved land if neither disadvantaged or severely disadvantaged before conversion
300
Converted land formerly arable land or improved land–
(a) if disadvantaged before conversion
230
(b) if severely disadvantaged before conversion
160
Converted land formerly unimproved land whether or not disadvantaged or severely disadvantaged before conversion
60
”
(3) For sub-paragraph 9(2B) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph:–
“(2B) For the purposes of this paragraph–
(a) “area aid application” means the application provided for by Article 6(1) of Council Regulation 3508/92;
(b) “Council Regulation 1251/99” means Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1251/99 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops;
(c) “set aside payment” means, in relation to an area of land which is converted land, the compensatory payment provided for in Article 4(3) of Council Regulation 1251/99, as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1672/00, which would be made in relation to that area were it not converted land; and
(d) “set-aside requirement” means the requirement to set land aside in accordance with Article 1 of Council Regulation 1251/99.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2003/209/schedule/3/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sfgs-farmland-premium-scheme-2003/schedule-3/paragraph-1
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