The Hill Farm Allowance Regulations 2010

Breeding cows

1.—(1) Subject to paragraph 3, a breeding cow is a relevant animal if—

(a) it is declared in, or subsequently accepted by the Secretary of State as being included in, the claimant’s claim;

(b) it is of a meat breed, or is a crossbreed, or the offspring of a crossbreed;

(c) it is registered in accordance with Schedule 2 to the Cattle Identification Regulations 2007(1);

(d) throughout a period of six consecutive months starting on any date from 1st July 2009 to 31st December 2009 inclusive—

(i) it was part of a herd used for rearing calves for meat production only;

(ii) it was owned by, or leased under a written leasing agreement to, the claimant;

(iii) the claimant had economic responsibility for it; and

(iv) it was kept on the claimant’s holding.

(2) The condition in sub-paragraph (1)(d)(iv) continues to be met if—

(a) the breeding cow was replaced with another one during that six-month period;

(b) the conditions in sub-paragraph (1)(a) to (d)(iii) are met in respect of that replacement; and

(c) that replacement was kept on the claimant’s holding for the remainder of that period.

(3) In this paragraph—

(a) “crossbreed” means a bovine animal with at least one parent of a meat breed;

(b) “meat breed” means any bovine breed not listed in Annex IV to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1121/2009 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation 73/2009 as regards the support schemes for farmers provided for in Titles IV and V thereof(2).

(1)

S.I. 2007/529, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(2)

OJ No L 316, 2.12.2009, p27.