Organic Farming Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001

Determinations of amount of aid and periods for which aid is paid

4.—(1) Subject to the provisions of these Regulations, where a beneficiary is entitled to the payment of aid, the aid shall be paid in respect of the following periods—

(a) in respect of an organic parcel, five years—

(i) in the case of the first organic parcel, beginning with the date of receipt; and

(ii) in any other case, beginning with the anniversary of the date of receipt which is the first such anniversary to occur during the conversion period relating to the organic parcel in question; and

(b) in respect of an organic unit, three years beginning with the date of receipt of the first application relating to land comprised in that organic unit.

(2) The amount of aid payable under paragraph (1)(a) shall be determined in accordance with Part I of Schedule 1; the amount of aid payable under paragraph (1)(b) shall be determined in accordance with Part II of Schedule 1.