Regulation 4 Amendment of the Tir Mynydd (Wales) Regulations 2001

In regulation 3 (Eligible claimants), in paragraph (1) —

(1)

in sub-paragraph (a), for the words “area aid” substitute the word “single”;

(2)

in sub-paragraph (b) —

(a)

before the words “the claimant” insert the words “subject to sub-paragraph (e) below,”;

(b)

after the words “has submitted a” insert the word “valid”;

(c)

before the word “year” insert the words “2004 scheme”;

(d)

delete the words “for which a claim has been submitted for a Tir Mynydd payment”.

(3)

In sub-paragraph (c) after the words “sustainable farming” insert the words “and has complied with the provisions of the Code of Good Farming Practice”.

(4)

After sub-paragraph (d), there is inserted the following sub-paragraph —

“(e)

the requirement of sub-paragraph (b) above concerning the submission of a valid claim for livestock aid does not apply where —

(i)

the claimant claimed and received Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowances for the year 2000 and has claimed and received a Tir Mynydd payment for every subsequent intervening year; or

(ii)

where the claimant has not previously claimed a Tir Mynydd payment.”.