The Farming for the Generations Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations—

“applicant” means an eligible farm business registered with a DAERA farm business ID which has applied for a scheme grant;

“approved” means approved by the Department;

“authorised person” means any person authorised by the Department, to act in matters relating to these Regulations;

“CAFRE” means the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise;

“Department” means the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs;

“eligible farm business” means a farm business that meets the requirements of these Regulations;

“eligible professional adviser” means a solicitor entitled to practise in Northern Ireland, a chartered accountant or an estate agent;

“scheme” means the Farming for the Generations Scheme;

“succession business restructuring grant” means a grant where an eligible farm business implements a change to the business structure for succession purposes;

“succession planning consultation grant” means a grant to enable an applicant to have a consultation with an eligible professional adviser;

“successor development grant” means a grant where, an applicant can avail of approved funding for reasonable travel expenses, training or a work placement.