10Winter keep grants
(1)The appropriate Minister may from time to time by a scheme made with the approval of the Treasury make provision for the payment of grants, to be known as winter keep grants, in respect of livestock rearing land which, in any year falling within the period specified in the scheme (which shall not exceed three years) is used for growing such crops for the winter feeding of livestock as may be specified in the scheme.
(2)A scheme under this section—
(a)shall specify the rates of the grants by reference to the area of the land in respect of which the grants are made; and
(b)may provide for defining or limiting the kinds of land in respect of which the grants are to be made; and
(c)may make different provision in relation to different land or different crops.
(3)In this section " livestock rearing land" means land falling within the definition of livestock rearing land set out in subsection (3) of section 1 of the Livestock Rearing Act 1951 and any land suitable for use with such land for livestock rearing purposes as defined by that subsection.