8. Where an agreement with a crofter or farmer regarding his inbye land or apportioned machair identifies in the conservation plan expenditure required to undertake additional agricultural operations as specified in paragraph 12 of Part III of the Schedule to this Order, the Secretary of State shall make additional payments according to the agricultural operations to be carried out. Such payments shall be either at a rate to be determined by the Secretary of State, up to a maximum rate of £100 per annum for each hectare of land to which the agreement relates, or at the rate of £1,000 per annum per crofter or farmer, whichever is the lower.