Organic Farming (Conversion of Animal Housing) Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2003

Conditions of eligibility

6.—(1) The conditions of eligibility referred to in Article 3 are that –

(a) at the date of his application, the applicant shall be the owner or tenant of the land on which his agricultural business is situated and in lawful occupation of that land; and

(b) the applicant shall give the undertakings mentioned in paragraph (2) in support of his application.

(2) The undertakings referred to in paragraph (1)(b) are –

(a) before claiming grant, to furnish to the Department a certificate of registration in respect of each of his organic parcels;

(b) for the duration of the specified period –

(i) to retain the certificates of registration in respect of each of his organic parcels;

(ii) to farm the land on which his organic livestock or livestock undergoing conversion are kept in accordance with UKROFS standards;

(iii) to ensure that no livestock other than organic livestock or livestock undergoing conversion are grazed on his organic unit for more than 120 days in each grazing year; and

(iv) to ensure that any organic livestock or livestock undergoing conversion, which are kept on his organic unit are kept in accordance with UKROFS standards.