Amount of less favoured area support8

1

Subject to paragraph (2) and regulation 13 (minimum payment), the amount of less favoured area support shall be calculated in accordance with the following formula:–

LFAS=P×Rmath

Where

  • LFAS is the amount of less favoured area support payable;

  • P is the payable area calculated in accordance with regulation 9 and, where appropriate, adjusted in accordance with regulation 11; and

  • R is the rate of payment determined in accordance with regulation 12.

2

Where an applicant has eligible land in more than one grazing category (as determined for the purposes of regulation 9) then–

a

the calculation in paragraph (1) shall be applied in respect of the total area of eligible land in each grazing category and, for the purposes of each calculation–

i

P is the payable area of land in each grazing category calculated in accordance with regulation 9 and, where appropriate, adjusted in accordance with regulation 11; and

ii

R is the rate of payment for each type of grazing category determined in accordance with regulation 12; and

b

the total amount of less favoured area support payable shall be the sum of each of those calculations.