12.—(1) For the purposes of regulation 8, the rate of payment of less favoured area support shall be determined in accordance with this Regulation.
(2) The rate of payment shall be the rate per hectare of the Payable Area set out in the entry in the second column of Schedule 5 corresponding to the category in the first column of that Schedule applicable to the applicant in terms of paragraph (3).
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2), the category applicable to the applicant shall be determined according to the category of the parish in which the main farm of the applicant lies.
(4) For the purposes of paragraphs (2) and (3), the category of each parish shall be that set out in Schedule 6 to this Order.
(5) The main farm of the applicant shall be the farm identified as the main farm in the application for less favoured area support submitted by the applicant in accordance with Regulation 3.