http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2003/129/regulation/6The Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2003texttext/xmlenStatute Law DatabaseAGRICULTURE2023-11-06Expert Participation2009-11-20 These Regulations, which replace the Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2002, make provision for the purposes of implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1257/1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 445/2002 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation No. 1257/1999. 61Eligible land comprises the number of hectares of forage area in a less favoured area–aas declared in an area aid application submitted to the Scottish Ministers, on or before 15th May in the Scheme Year for which payment is to be made, by the applicant in accordance with Article 6 of Council Regulation 3508/1992; orbwhere the applicant has not previously claimed any subsidy dependent upon an area aid application, as declared by the applicant in a form which the Scottish Ministers shall from time to time specify.2Eligible land includes land in respect of which the applicant has a right of use pursuant to arrangements such as short term lets, seasonal grazing and common grazing.3If an application made in accordance with regulation 3 relates in part to land upon which an activity is carried out which is not an eligible agricultural activity for the purposes of these Regulations, the Scottish Ministers shall determine the area of land which is to be attributed to the eligible agricultural activity.Regulations revoked in part (18.3.2004) by The Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. 2004/70), reg. 27 (with reg. 1(2))