The Sheep Annual Premium and Suckler Cow Premium Quotas (Amendment) Regulations 1993

9.  In the case of a successful application for an allocation of quota from the appropriate national reserve by a person falling within category 4 or category III, group (a), the amount of quota allocated to him shall be determined—

(a) where the producer has made any Environmentally Sensitive Area Scheme agreement under section 18 of the Agriculture Act 1986 or article 3 of the Agriculture (Environmental Areas) (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 or entered into any Nitrate Sensitive Area Scheme agreement under section 112 of the Water Act 1989 or section 31B of the Control of Pollution Act 1974, by the Minister with responsibility for the part of the United Kingdom in which that person’s holding is situated;

(b) where the producer is participating in the Countryside Stewardship Scheme in England or Tir Cymen in Wales (established in each case under section 4 of the Countryside Act 1968) or a development project or scheme established under section 5 of the Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991, by the Minister with responsibility for the part of the United Kingdom in which that person’s holding is situated after that Minister has taken into account a recommendation made by the body responsible for accepting his application to join the scheme concerned; or

(c) where the producer has entered into or as the case may be made—

(i) any Wildlife Enhancement Scheme management agreement under section 15 of the Countryside Act 1968,

(ii) any management agreement concerning a Site of Special Scientific Interest under the said section 15,

(iii) any management agreement concerning land adjacent to a Site of Special Scientific Interest under the said section 15,

(iv) any management agreement concerning a National Nature Reserve under section 16 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949, or

(v) any management agreement under section 39 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, section 49A of the Countryside (Scotland) Act 1967 or article 9 of the Nature (Conservation and Amenity Lands) (Northern Ireland) Order 1985,

by the Minister with responsibility for the part of the United Kingdom in which that person’s holding is situated after that Minister has taken into account a recommendation made by the body responsible for accepting his application to enter into or make the agreement concerned,

so as to ensure that he receives such amount of quota as corresponds with the number of sheep or as the case may be suckler cows which is necessary to ensure that the requirements of the appropriate scheme or agreement are fulfilled.