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Regulation 2(1) and 10(4)
For all claimants | ||
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Number of Suckler Cows | X 1.0 = _A_LU | |
Number of heifers 8 months and over | X 0.6 = _B_LU | |
Number of Breeding Ewes | X 0.15 = _ C_LU | |
Number of Breeding Female Goats | X 0.15 = _ D_LU | |
Number of Breeding Female Alpaca | X 0.3 = _ E_LU | |
Number of Breeding Female Deer (hinds over 27 months) | X 0.3 = _ F_LU | |
Number of Breeding Deer (over 6 months but less than 27 months) | X 0.2 = _ G_LU | |
Number of Breeding Llamas | X 0.3 = _H_LU | |
For dairy farmers maintaining a dairy herd in the area referred to in paragraph (c) of the definition of “eligible agricultural activity” in regulation 2(1). | ||
Litres of Milk Quota | / 5730 = I LU |
Total LFASS Livestock Units (A = B = C = D = E = F = G = H = D | = | _J_LU |
Total Forage Area | = | _K_Ha |
Stocking Density (to two decimal places) | = | J divided by K |
Regulation 2(1)
1. The Control of Pollution Act 1974(1).
2. The Code of Good Practice for the Prevention of Environmental Pollution from Agricultural Activity(2).
3. The Control of Pollution (Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil) (Scotland) Regulations 2003(3).
4. The Groundwater Regulations 1998(4).
5. The Clean Air Act 1993(5).
6. The Hill Farming Act 1946(6).
7. The Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2003(7).
8. Part III of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985(8) and the Control of Pesticides Regulations 1986(9).
9. The Plant Protection Products (Scotland) Regulations 2005(10).
10. The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979(11).
11. The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981(12).
12. The Conservation (Natural Habitats etc.) Regulations 1994(13).
1. Any farmer who constructs a new silage or storage facility must give notification to the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency prior to starting to use it. The farmer must keep records showing that this notification has been given.
2. Where it is proposed to dispose of sheep dip on a holding, prior authorisation to do this must be obtained from the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency. The farmer must keep documents and records showing that this authorisation has been obtained. The farmer must keep records detailing the manner of disposal of the sheep dip.
3. Trimming of hedgerows must not be carried out between 1st March and 31st July.
4. Removal or destruction of any hedges, stone walls or other boundary features shall not be allowed except with the prior written agreement of the Scottish Ministers.
5. Any farmer who intends to undertake any operation which is likely to damage a Site of Special Scientific Interest designated pursuant to section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 must obtain the prior approval of Scottish Natural Heritage to the carrying out of that operation. The farmer shall maintain records showing that this authorisation has been obtained.
6. Livestock shall be managed in such a way as to avoid overgrazing and undergrazing. Where the Scottish Ministers form the opinion that land was being overgrazed or undergrazed, a management regime including a maximum (and, where appropriate, a minimum) stocking rate to be observed on that site will be prescribed. Overgrazing is defined as grazing land with livestock in such numbers as to adversely affect the growth, quality or species composition of vegetation (other than vegetation normally grazed to destruction) on that land to a significant degree; and to ensure that livestock is managed in such a way as to prevent damage to sensitive habitats(14) that are important for biodiversity reasons. Undergrazing means not using land fully, or scrub or coarse becoming evident, where it is detrimental to the environmental interest of the land.
7. Unsuitable supplementary feeding methods shall be avoided.
8. Animals must not be caused any unnecessary pain or suffering and must be inspected at regular intervals. Animals kept in buildings must have access to a well maintained drying area. Animal buildings must be constructed in such a way that will not be harmful to animals. Where necessary artificial light must be provided and animals must not be kept without an appropriate rest from artificial light. Animals must be fed a diet of sufficient quality and quantity to maintain them in good health and to satisfy their nutritional needs. All animals must have access to feed at appropriate intervals (at least once a day) and a suitable water supply or be able to satisfy their fluid intake needs by other means. Animals must not have their movement restricted in such a way as to cause them unnecessary suffering or injury.
9. Only those persons who have the appropriate ability, knowledge and professional competence may attend to animals.
10. Ill or injured animals must be cared for appropriately and without delay and, where necessary, veterinary advice must be obtained as soon as possible. Records must be kept and retained for 3 years of all medicinal treatment given to animals and of all mortalities.
Regulation 4 (1)
1. To ensure the protection of rough grazings and other semi-natural areas, new drainage works, ploughing, clearing, levelling, re-seeding or cultivating must not be undertaken. Livestock must be managed to avoid poaching to a level which would destroy the natural vegetation in respect of such rough grazings and other semi-natural areas.
2. To ensure the protection of rough grazings and other semi-natural areas, pesticides, lime or fertiliser must not be applied to rough grazings and other semi-natural areas except–
(a)to control injurious weeds to which the Weeds Act 1959(15) applies;
(b)to control bracken with Asulam or other approved herbicides; or
(c)in exceptional circumstances where no conservation damage will result, lime or fertiliser may be applied.
3. Muirburn may only be carried out in accordance with guidance approved by the Scottish Ministers.
4. The damage to features of any historic or archaeological interest must be avoided and guidance approved by the Scottish Ministers must be followed for the protection of such areas.
5. Guidance on the prevention of environmental pollution from agricultural activity approved by the Scottish Ministers must be followed for the avoidance of pollution or to minimise the risk of pollution through good management of nutrients and effluents.
6. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs 1 to 5 above, any of the matters referred to therein which would otherwise be subject to the relevant control, may be carried out if approved in terms of the Environmental Impact Assessment (Uncultivated Land and Semi-Natural Areas) (Scotland) Regulations 2002(16).
Regulation 2(1)
CROP | CODE |
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LINSEED CROP | |
LINSEED | LIN |
OILSEED CROP | |
SPRING OILSEED RAPE | SOSR |
WINTER OILSEED RAPE | WOSR |
CEREAL CROP | |
BUCKWHEAT | BW |
CANARY SEED | CANS |
DURUM WHEAT | DW |
MAIZE | MAIZ |
MILLET | MIL |
MIXED CEREALS | MC |
RYE | RYE |
SORGHUM | SOR |
SPRING BARLEY | SB |
SPRING OATS | SO |
SPRING WHEAT | SW |
SWEETCORN | SC |
TRITICALE | TRIT |
WINTER BARLEY | WB |
WINTER OATS | WO |
WINTER WHEAT | WW |
PROTEIN CROPS | |
FIELD BEANS | FB |
PROTEIN PEAS | PP |
SWEET LUPINS | SL |
Regulation 9
STOCKING DENSITY | GRAZING CATEGORY | HECTARE VALUE |
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Up to and including 0.19 LU/ha | A | 0.167 |
0.2 to 0.39 LU/ha | B | 0.333 |
0.4 to 0.59 LU/ha | C | 0.667 |
0.6 or more LU/ha | D | 0.8 |
Regulation 11
ENTERPRISE MIX | HECTARE MULTIPLIER |
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If 50% or more of livestock units are made up of cattle LU | 1.70 |
If 10% or more, but less than 50% of livestock units are made up of cattle LU | 1.35 |
Regulation 12
FRAGILITY CATEGORY | RATE |
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Very Fragile (Islands) | £47.00 |
Fragile (Mainland) | £45.00 |
Standard | £39.00 |
Regulation 12(4)
Standard | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 |
50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 |
71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 |
92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 112 |
113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 131 | 132 | 133 |
134 | 135 | 136 | 176 | 177 | 178 | 179 | 180 | 181 | 182 | 183 | 184 | 185 | 186 | 187 | 188 | 189 | 190 | 191 | 192 | 193 |
194 | 195 | 196 | 197 | 198 | 199 | 200 | 201 | 202 | 203 | 204 | 205 | 206 | 207 | 208 | 209 | 210 | 211 | 212 | 213 | 214 |
215 | 216 | 217 | 218 | 219 | 220 | 221 | 242 | 243 | 244 | 245 | 246 | 247 | 248 | 249 | 250 | 251 | 252 | 253 | 254 | 255 |
256 | 257 | 258 | 259 | 260 | 261 | 262 | 263 | 264 | 265 | 266 | 267 | 268 | 269 | 270 | 271 | 272 | 273 | 290 | 291 | 292 |
293 | 294 | 295 | 296 | 297 | 298 | 299 | 300 | 301 | 302 | 303 | 304 | 305 | 306 | 307 | 308 | 309 | 310 | 311 | 312 | 313 |
314 | 315 | 316 | 317 | 318 | 319 | 320 | 321 | 322 | 323 | 324 | 325 | 326 | 327 | 328 | 329 | 330 | 331 | 332 | 333 | 334 |
335 | 336 | 337 | 338 | 339 | 340 | 341 | 342 | 343 | 344 | 345 | 346 | 347 | 348 | 349 | 350 | 351 | 352 | 353 | 354 | 355 |
356 | 357 | 358 | 359 | 360 | 361 | 362 | 363 | 364 | 365 | 366 | 367 | 368 | 369 | 370 | 371 | 372 | 373 | 374 | 375 | 376 |
377 | 378 | 379 | 380 | 381 | 382 | 383 | 384 | 385 | 386 | 387 | 388 | 389 | 390 | 391 | 392 | 393 | 394 | 395 | 396 | 397 |
398 | 399 | 400 | 401 | 402 | 403 | 404 | 405 | 406 | 407 | 408 | 409 | 410 | 411 | 412 | 413 | 414 | 415 | 416 | 417 | 418 |
419 | 420 | 421 | 422 | 423 | 424 | 425 | 426 | 427 | 428 | 429 | 430 | 431 | 432 | 445 | 449 | 451 | 466 | 467 | 468 | 469 |
470 | 471 | 472 | 473 | 474 | 475 | 476 | 477 | 478 | 479 | 480 | 481 | 482 | 483 | 484 | 485 | 486 | 487 | 488 | 489 | 490 |
491 | 492 | 493 | 494 | 495 | 496 | 497 | 498 | 499 | 500 | 501 | 502 | 503 | 504 | 505 | 506 | 507 | 508 | 509 | 510 | 511 |
512 | 513 | 514 | 515 | 516 | 517 | 518 | 519 | 520 | 521 | 522 | 523 | 524 | 525 | 526 | 527 | 528 | 529 | 530 | 531 | 532 |
533 | 534 | 535 | 536 | 537 | 538 | 539 | 540 | 541 | 542 | 543 | 544 | 545 | 546 | 547 | 548 | 549 | 550 | 551 | 552 | 553 |
554 | 555 | 556 | 557 | 558 | 559 | 560 | 561 | 562 | 563 | 564 | 565 | 566 | 567 | 568 | 569 | 570 | 571 | 572 | 573 | 574 |
575 | 576 | 577 | 578 | 579 | 580 | 581 | 582 | 583 | 584 | 585 | 598 | 600 | 601 | 606 | 609 | 635 | 636 | 637 | 638 | 639 |
640 | 641 | 642 | 643 | 644 | 645 | 646 | 647 | 648 | 649 | 650 | 651 | 652 | 653 | 654 | 655 | 656 | 657 | 658 | 659 | 660 |
661 | 662 | 663 | 664 | 665 | 666 | 667 | 668 | 669 | 670 | 671 | 672 | 673 | 674 | 675 | 676 | 677 | 678 | 679 | 680 | 681 |
682 | 683 | 684 | 685 | 686 | 687 | 688 | 689 | 690 | 691 | 692 | 693 | 694 | 695 | 696 | 697 | 698 | 699 | 700 | 701 | 702 |
703 | 704 | 705 | 706 | 707 | 708 | 709 | 710 | 711 | 712 | 713 | 714 | 715 | 716 | 717 | 718 | 719 | 720 | 721 | 722 | 723 |
724 | 725 | 726 | 727 | 728 | 729 | 730 | 731 | 732 | 733 | 734 | 735 | 769 | 770 | 771 | 772 | 773 | 774 | 775 | 776 | 777 |
778 | 779 | 780 | 781 | 782 | 783 | 784 | 785 | 786 | 787 | 788 | 789 | 790 | 791 | 792 | 793 | 794 | 795 | 796 | 797 | 798 |
799 | 800 | 801 | 802 | 803 | 804 | 805 | 806 | 807 | 808 | 809 | 810 | 811 | 812 | 813 | 814 | 815 | 816 | 817 | 818 | 819 |
820 | 821 | 822 | 823 | 824 | 825 | 826 | 827 | 841 | 842 | 843 | 844 | 845 | 846 | 847 | 848 | 849 | 850 | 851 | 853 | 854 |
855 | 856 | 859 | 860 | 861 | 863 | 864 | 865 | 866 | 868 | |||||||||||
Fragile | ||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 137 | 138 | 139 | 140 | 141 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 145 | 146 | 152 | 154 | 155 | 156 |
157 | 158 | 159 | 160 | 161 | 162 | 163 | 169 | 170 | 171 | 172 | 173 | 174 | 175 | 222 | 223 | 224 | 225 | 226 | 227 | 228 |
229 | 230 | 231 | 232 | 233 | 234 | 235 | 236 | 237 | 238 | 239 | 240 | 241 | 280 | 281 | 282 | 283 | 284 | 285 | 286 | 287 |
288 | 289 | 433 | 434 | 435 | 436 | 437 | 438 | 439 | 440 | 441 | 442 | 446 | 447 | 448 | 450 | 452 | 453 | 454 | 455 | 586 |
587 | 588 | 589 | 590 | 591 | 592 | 593 | 594 | 595 | 596 | 597 | 599 | 602 | 603 | 604 | 605 | 607 | 608 | 736 | 737 | 738 |
739 | 740 | 741 | 742 | 743 | 744 | 745 | 746 | 747 | 748 | 749 | 750 | 751 | 752 | 757 | 758 | 759 | 760 | 761 | 762 | 763 |
764 | 765 | 766 | 767 | 768 | 828 | 829 | 830 | 831 | 832 | 833 | 834 | 835 | 836 | 837 | 838 | 839 | 840 | 852 | 857 | 858 |
862 | 867 | |||||||||||||||||||
Very Fragile | ||||||||||||||||||||
147 | 148 | 149 | 150 | 151 | 153 | 164 | 165 | 166 | 167 | 168 | 274 | 275 | 276 | 277 | 278 | 279 | 443 | 444 | 456 | 457 |
458 | 459 | 460 | 461 | 462 | 463 | 464 | 465 | 610 | 611 | 612 | 613 | 614 | 615 | 616 | 617 | 618 | 619 | 620 | 621 | 622 |
623 | 624 | 625 | 626 | 627 | 628 | 629 | 630 | 631 | 632 | 633 | 634 | 753 | 754 | 755 | 756 | 869 | 870 | 871 | 872 | 873 |
874 | 875 | 876 | 877 | 878 | 879 | 880 | 881 | 882 | 883 | 884 | 885 | 886 | 887 | 888 | 889 | 890 | 891 |
Regulation 18
1. The Scottish Ministers may, with the agreement of any competent authority, arrange for any of their functions under these Regulations in relation to any claim to be exercised on their behalf by that competent authority.
2. The Scottish Ministers may also agree to exercise functions on behalf of another competent authority corresponding to those which are exercisable by the Scottish Ministers under these Regulations.
3. Any such arrangement shall be in writing and be signed by or on behalf of the Scottish Ministers and the competent authority and any such arrangement may be subject to such conditions (including conditions as to the costs and charge for costs) as may be agreed from time to time.
4. Without prejudice to the amount of any sum payable by the Scottish Ministers to any other competent authority, the amount of any sum payable by the Scottish Ministers, whether as principal or agent, by way of a specified payment may be set off against the amount of any sum recoverable by the Scottish Ministers, whether as principal or agent.
5. Where any holding in respect of which a claim has been made is a cross border holding, the Scottish Ministers may pay, on such occasions as they consider fit, in respect of the Scheme Year in question to an applicant less favoured area support for carrying out eligible agricultural activity on eligible land, providing the applicant has declared the eligible land in a single application which has been treated as a valid application by the competent authority concerned.
6. Whether the eligible agricultural activity undertaken on the eligible land is an integral part of the management of the whole holding or independently managed, Scottish Ministers shall only pay less favoured area support in respect of the eligible agricultural activity actually undertaken on eligible land defined as a less favoured area for the purposes of this instrument.
7. For cross-border holdings where the applicant has submitted a declaration of eligible land to another competent authority, the Scottish Ministers shall apply the standard rate of payment.
8. Applicants in respect of cross border holdings are required to supply such information as authorised persons may reasonably require to assess the eligible agricultural activity actually undertaken on eligible land defined as a less favoured area for the purposes of this instrument.
9. All conditions applying to applicants in respect of holdings lying wholly within the less favoured areas shall apply equally to applicants in respect of cross border holdings.
Regulation 2(1)
The areas of land within Argyll & Bute Council comprising those parts of the parishes of Dunoon & Kilmun and Inverchaolain bounded as follows:–
Starting in the North on the shore of Loch Striven at point national grid reference NS/095708; then in an easterly direction along the MOD boundary to point national grid reference NS/098708; then in a northerly direction along the MOD boundary to point national grid reference NS/097711; then in a north-easterly direction along the MOD boundary to point national grid reference NS/098711; then in a northerly direction along the MOD boundary to point national grid reference NS/098712; then in a north north-easterly direction along the MOD boundary to point national grid reference NS/099713; then in a north-easterly direction to point national grid reference NS/103714; then in a south-easterly direction to point national grid reference NS/107712; then in a easterly direction along the forestry fence to point national grid reference NS/111712; then in a southerly direction along the forestry fence to point national grid reference NS/110708; then in a south-easterly direction along the forestry fence to point national grid reference NS/112707; then in a south south-easterly direction along the forestry fence to point national grid reference NS/113704; then in a south-easterly direction to point national grid reference NS/114704; then in a southerly direction along the forestry fence to point national grid reference NS/114699; then in a south-westerly direction along the forestry fence to point national grid reference NS/112699; then in a south south-westerly direction along the forestry fence to point national grid reference NS/111693 where the forestry fence meets the A815; then in a southerly direction along the A815 to point national grid reference NS/112689; then in a north-easterly direction along the forestry fence to point national grid reference NS/114690; then in an east south-easterly direction along the forestry fence to point national grid reference NS/117688; then in a southerly direction along the forestry fence to point national grid reference NS/116685; then in a westerly direction to point national grid reference NS/114685 where the forestry fence meets a track; then in a southerly direction down the track to point national grid reference NS/114683; then in a westerly direction down a burn to point national grid reference NS/112682 where the burn meets the A815; then in a southerly direction down the A815 to point national grid reference NS/111679; then in a westerly direction to point national grid reference NS/110679 at the high water mark; then in a westerly direction for approximately 1200 metres which then turns in a northerly direction all along the shore back to the starting point of national grid reference NS/095708.
1974 c. 40 as amended.
Issued by the Scottish Ministers on 11th March 2005, and approved by them by the Water (Prevention of Pollution) (Code of Practice) (Scotland) Order 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/63).
S.I. 1998/2746, amended by S.S.I. 2003/323 and S.S.I. 2005/22.
1993 c. 11 as amended.
1946 c. 73 as amended.
S.S.I. 2003/51, amended by S.S.I. 2003/169.
1985 c. 48 as amended.
1979 c. 46 as amended.
1981 c. 69 as amended.
S.I. 1994/2716. Relevant amendments are the Land Reform (Scotland)Act 2003, asp 2, S.I. 1996/973, 1997/3055, 1999/1820, S.S.I. 2000/323 and S.S.I. 2004/475.
Sensitive habitats, important for biodiversity reasons, may include juniper and montone scrub, herb-rich swords, already coded areas and wetland habitats as well as other natural and semi-natural habitats.
1959 c. 54 as amended.
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