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PART IIELIGIBILITY

Transfer of a holding

6.—(1) A decision by the Scottish Ministers to make a payment under regulation 4 must be in accordance with Article 82 of Commission Regulation 1122/2009.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph 6 of Article 82 of Commission Regulation 1122/2009, the Scottish Ministers must grant less favoured area support to the transferor of a holding if—

(a)the transferor has been in continuous occupation of the holding for a period of not less than 183 calendar days in the Scheme Year concerned; and

(b)the requirements of paragraphs 2 to 5 of Article 82 of Commission Regulation 1122/2009 have, in the opinion of the Scottish Ministers, been fulfilled.