Regulation 6 Amounts of Aid

In regulation 9 there are added the following paragraphs—

“(3)

Payments for capital activities in accordance with Schedule 4 are subject to the following overall limits for the duration of the Tir Gofal agreement—

(a)

For farms of less than 20 hectares — £5,000;

(b)

For farms of 20-50 hectares — £10,000;

(c)

For farms of more than 50 hectares — £20,000.

(4)

The Countryside Council may increase any payment in relation to habitats referred to in Schedule 2 or 3 by 10% where cattle have been used to achieve an environmental benefit, and by a further 10% of the original figure where Welsh Black cattle have been so used.”.