In this Scheme–

• “APHIS” means the Animal and Public Health Information System operated by the Department;

• “applicant” except in relation to an application for review under article 10 means a pig producer, a broiler pullet producer, a broiler hatching egg producer or an organic milk producer who makes an application;

• “application” means an application for an income support payment made in accordance with article 3(4);

• “business ID” means a number issued by the Department to a pig producer, a broiler pullet producer, a broiler hatching egg producer or an organic milk producer and which identifies that producer on APHIS;

• “broiler hatching egg producer” means a person with a business ID who rears broiler breeder pullets from 18 weeks of age for the purpose of producing broiler hatching eggs;

• “broiler pullet producer” means a person with a business ID who rears broiler breeder chicks to 18 weeks of age for the purpose of transfer to a broiler hatching egg producer;

• “the Department” means the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs;

• “first purchaser” means a person who purchases for processing a pig from a pig producer or, as the case may be, organic milk from an organic milk producer;

• “income support payment” means a payment made under article 5(1), 6(1), 7(1) or 8(1);

• “intercrop period” means the period of time between one crop of birds leaving a broiler pullet rearing farm or a broiler hatching egg laying farm and the next crop of birds arriving at the farm;

• “organic milk” means organic milk from cows as produced in accordance with the rules set out in Council Regulation (EC) No. 834/20073 on organic production and labelling of organic products;

• “organic milk producer” means a person with a business ID who produces organic milk from for the purpose of sale to a first purchaser;

• “pig producer” means a person with a business ID who raises pigs for the purpose of sale as pig meat or pig meat products to a first purchaser;

• “reference period” means the period beginning on 23rd March 2020 and ending on 31st January 2021 (both dates inclusive);

• “slaughtered” means slaughtered at a slaughterhouse (within the meaning of point 1.16 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/20044 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin and approved or conditionally approved under Article 4 of that Regulation.