The Agriculture (Hardship Payment) Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2013

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Scheme—

“application” means an application for a hardship payment made in accordance with Article 5;

“authorised officer” means a person authorised by the Department for the purposes of this Scheme;

“the Department” means the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development;

“eligible producer” means a producer who falls within Article 4;

“hardship payment” means a payment by the Department under and for the purposes of Article 3;

“livestock” means any sheep, cattle, goats, or poultry kept for the production of food, wool or skin and “animal” shall be construed accordingly.

(2) For the purposes of this Scheme a person’s economic loss in respect of each animal shall be—

(a) in the case of any sheep under 12 months, £30 per animal;

(b) in the case of any sheep of 12 months or more, £110 per animal;

(c) in the case of any dairy cattle under 3 months, £45 per animal;

(d) in the case of any beef cattle under 3 months, £200 per animal;

(e) in the case of any dairy or beef cattle of 3 months or more, but under 6 months, £380 per animal;

(f) in the case of any dairy or beef cattle of 6 months or more, but under 12 months, £700 per animal;

(g) in the case of any dairy or beef cattle of 12 months or more, but under 18 months with no progeny, £880 per animal;

(h) in the case of any dairy or beef cattle of 18 months or more, but under 48 months with no progeny, £1,140 per animal;

(i) in the case of any dairy or beef cattle of 48 months or more with no progeny, £740 per animal;

(j) in the case of any dairy cattle of 12 months or more, but under 48 months with progeny, £1,290 per animal;

(k) in the case of any beef cattle of 12 months or more, but under 96 months with progeny, £900 per animal;

(l) in the case of any dairy cattle of 48 months or more with progeny, £740 per animal;

(m) in the case of any beef cattle of 96 months or more with progeny, £740 per animal;

(n) in the case of any goats under 12 months, £30 per animal;

(o) in the case of any goats of 12 months or more, £110 per animal; and

(p) in the case of any poultry £2.50 per animal.