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SCHEDULE 7PAYMENTS OF MAINTENANCE GRANT

5.—(1) Where the organic production unit or common grazing in respect of which maintenance grant is to be granted comprises land which falls within more than one of paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 but not paragraph 3, each of the applicable paragraphs shall apply to the relevant part of the organic production unit or common grazing and the amount payable in relation to such organic production unit or common grazing shall be the total of the sums payable under each of the relevant paragraphs.

(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), where the organic production unit or common grazing in respect of which maintenance grant is to be granted comprises rough grazing or unimproved grassland as well as eligible arable land, unimproved grassland or vegetable and fruit land, the maintenance grant payable shall be the greater of–

(a)the amount calculated in accordance with paragraph 3; and

(b)the total amount calculated in accordance with sub-paragraph (1).

(3) Where the beneficiary is claiming maintenance grant for more than one organic production unit or common grazing, the beneficiary may elect to be paid the lower of the two sums specified in paragraph (2) instead of the greater in relation to any or all of the relevant organic production units or common grazings.