http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2020/191/section/2/madeThe Agricultural Commodities (Coronavirus)(Income Support) Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2020enGovernment Printer for Northern Ireland2020-09-03AGRICULTURE
This Scheme provides for financial assistance payments to be made by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to applicants who have suffered a financial loss as a consequence of a disturbance to the agricultural markets caused by the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Interpretation
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In this Scheme–
“APHIS” means the Animal and Public Health Information System operated by the Department;
“applicant” except in relation to an application for review under Article 10 means a cattle, milk, potato or sheep producer who makes an application;
“application” means an application for an income support payment made in accordance with Article 3(4);
“business ID” means a number issued by the Department to a cattle, milk or sheep producer and which identifies that producer on APHIS;
“cattle producer” means a person with a business ID who raises cattle for sale as beef and/or beef products;
“the Department” means the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs;
“first purchaser” means a person other than a milk producer who purchases milk from a milk producer for processing;
“income support payment” means a payment made under Article 4;
“milk producer” means a person with a business ID who produces milk from cattle for the purposes of sale to a first purchaser;
“potato producer” means a person with a business ID who produces potatoes for sale as potatoes or potato products;
“sheep producer” means a person with a business ID who raises sheep for sale as sheepmeat or sheepmeat products;
“slaughter” means slaughter or export for slaughter at a slaughterhouse as defined at point 1.16 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin and approved or conditionally approved under Article 4 of that Regulation.
O.J. L139, 30.04.2004