The Hill Farm Allowance Regulations 2003

4.  The deductions to relevant forage area shall be made as follows—

(a) X hectares shall be deducted from A, where X is equal to the lesser of—

(i) TLU ÷ 1.9; and

(ii) A;

(b) if TLU is greater than 1.9X, Y hectares shall be deducted from B, where Y is equal to the lesser of—

(i)

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; and

(ii) B;

(c) if TLU is greater than 1.9X + (1.4 × Y), Z hectares shall be deducted from C, where Z is equal to the lesser of—

(i)

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; and

(ii) C;

• where—

  • “A” is the number of hectares of relevant forage area not within a less favoured area;

  • “B” is the number of hectares of relevant forage area which is disadvantaged land or severely disadvantaged land, in each case other than moorland or common land;

  • “C” is the number of hectares of relevant forage area which is moorland or common land; and

  • “TLU” is the total number of livestock units in the notional dairy herd.