The Sheep Annual Premium and Suckler Cow Premium Quotas Regulations 2003

PART III CONDITIONS WHICH HAVE TO BE SATISFIED IF A PERSON IS TO FALL WITHIN CATEGORY III, GROUP (B), OR CATEGORY IV

1.  A person falls within category III, group (b), only if he is under 40 years of age on the date his application for an allocation of quota from the national reserve for any given year is received by the Minister to whom that application is required by these Regulations to be submitted.

2.  A person falls within category IV only if he is at least 40 years of age on the date his application for an allocation of quota from the national reserve for any given year is received by the Minister to whom that application is required by these Regulations to be submitted.

3.  In the case of category III, group (b), and category IV, the applicant concerned shall not previously have been the sole trader of or a manager in an enterprise, or a partner in a firm, involving the production of an agricultural commodity, although he may have owned no more than 5% of the issued share capital of any such enterprise of which he was a director or an employee.

4.  In the case of category III, group (b), and category IV, the applicant concerned shall—

(a) hold an appropriate certificate relating to the possession of agricultural skill and competence issued by an establishment recognised for that purpose by the Minister to whom he is required by these Regulations to submit his application; or

(b) produce appropriate documentary evidence that, whilst not holding any such certificate as is specified in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph, he nevertheless possesses at least one year’s relevant agricultural experience.