PART IIICALCULATION OF LESS FAVOURED AREA SUPPORT

Amount of less favoured area supportI17

1

Subject to F1paragraph (2), regulation 12 and regulation 12A, the amount of less favoured area support is 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; and

  • R is the rate of payment determined in accordance with regulation 11.

2

Where an applicant has eligible land in more than one grazing category (as determined for the purposes of regulation 8) then—

a

the calculation in paragraph (1) is 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; and

ii

R is the rate of payment for each type of grazing category determined in accordance with regulation 11; and

b

the total amount of less favoured area support payable is the sum of the calculations in respect of each grazing category.