The Beef Special Premium Regulations 1996

Applications for bull premium

9.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), a producer retaining a bull on his holding may apply to the appropriate Minister for bull premium in respect of that animal in relation to a given calendar year.

(2) An application for bull premium shall be made in such form as the appropriate Minister may reasonably require.

(3) No application for bull premium shall be made by a producer unless the animal in respect of which the application is made is accompanied by a national administrative document relating to that animal.

(4) No application for bull premium shall be made by a producer–

(a) if in the calendar year in relation to which the application is made the total number of–

(i) animals in the first age bracket, and

(ii) bulls,

for which he has already applied successfully for first or as the case may be bull premium is equal to or exceeds 90;

(b) if, pursuant to Article 10(2) of Commission Regulation 3887/92, he has been excluded from the premium scheme for the calendar year in question;

(c) in respect of an animal for which bull or first premium has already been paid;

(d) in respect of an animal for which bull premium has been applied for but for which payment is outstanding;

(e) in respect of an animal for which an application for bull premium has previously been made, but on which premium has not been paid as a result of the application of the provisions contained in the first paragraph of Article 4b(3) of Council Regulation 805/68.