The Agriculture (Lump Sum Payment) (England) Regulations 2022

Eligibility

5.  The eligibility conditions are that—

(a) the applicant—

(i) was eligible for, and claimed, direct payments under the basic payment scheme(1) in, or before, the claim year 2018;

(ii) inherited agricultural land on, or after, 16th May 2018; or

(iii) succeeded to an agricultural holdings tenancy on, or after, 16th May 2018;

(b) the applicant has met the requirements set out in regulations 6 and 8(1) and, where relevant, (3);

(c) where the applicant—

(i) is a partnership and the lump sum is payable in respect of one or more partners in the partnership with an interest, or a combined interest, of 50% or more in the profits of the partnership, such partners cease to be a member of the partnership; or

(ii) is a body corporate and the lump sum is payable in respect of one or more members of the body corporate who, solely or jointly, hold 50% or more of the equity share capital in that body corporate, such members cease to be a member of the body corporate.

(1)

The “basic payment scheme” is defined in section 7(2) of the Act. A “direct payment under the basic payment scheme” has the meaning given in section 7(5) of the Act.