Farm Nutrient Management (Amendment) Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2005

Made25th August 2005

Coming into operation29th September 2005

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development1, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 16(1) and (2) of the Agriculture and Fisheries (Financial Assistance) (Northern Ireland) Order 19872 and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, and with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnel, hereby makes the following Scheme:

Citation and commencement1

The Scheme may be cited as the Farm Nutrient Management (Amendment) Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2005 and shall come into operation on 29th September 2005.

Amendment to the Farm Nutrient Management Scheme (Northern Ireland) 20052

1

The Farm Nutrient Management Scheme (Northern Ireland) 20053 shall be amended as follows:

2

In Article 3(1) (Payment and amount of grants), for the words “40 per cent” there shall be substituted “60 per cent”.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 25th August 2005.

D. SmallA senior officer of theDepartment of Agriculture and Rural Development

The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby approves the foregoing Scheme.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 25th August 2005.

Jack LayberryA senior officer of theDepartment of Finance and Personnel

(This note is not part of the Scheme)

This Scheme amends the Farm Nutrient Management Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005 No. 5).

The rate of grant available is increased from 40 per cent to 60 per cent on the first £85,000 of eligible expenditure incurred by an agricultural business for this purpose.