The Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2002

Additional payments for environmental measures

9.—(1) In addition to the basic payment pursuant to regulation 8, the Scottish Ministers may make additional payments of £5.50 per hectare of eligible land to the applicant if–

(a) the applicant maintains 0.5 livestock units per hectare of eligible land or less; and

(b) 10% or more of the total livestock units which the applicant maintains are cattle.

(2) In addition to the basic payment pursuant to regulation 8, the Scottish Ministers may make further additional payments at the rates set out in Schedule 4 per hectare of improved pasture, if–

(a) the applicant maintains more than 0.5 livestock units per hectare of eligible land; and

(b) 10% or more of the total livestock units which the applicant maintains are cattle.

(3) Where an applicant fails to achieve the necessary cattle livestock units for the purposes of this regulation as a result of not being able to re-stock following slaughter of livestock under the Animal Health Act 1981 in consequence of the service of a notice or an order being in place under the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order 1983, the Scottish Ministers may determine the total number of cattle livestock units to be used for the purposes of the criteria set out at paragraphs (1)(b) and (2)(b).