Paragraph 2

The Farm Woodland Premium Scheme 1997 shall be amended as follows.

After paragraph 7 there shall be inserted the following paragraphs:–

“Final date for receipt of applications

7A.

The Scottish Ministers shall not approve an application to enter this Scheme under paragraph 3(1) where the application is received by them or, as the case may be, on their behalf after the coming into force of the SFGS Farmland Premium Scheme 2003.”.

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

”

For sub-paragraph 9(4)(b) to (d) there shall be substituted the following sub paragraphs:–

“(b)

“Council Regulation 1251/99” means Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1251/99^f1 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;”.