The Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2010

[F1 Regulations 2(1), 9(1), 9(1A), 9(1C)], 9(2), 9(3),9(4), 9(8), 10(1) and 10(2)

SCHEDULE 4 S LIVESTOCK UNITS AND STOCKING DENSITY

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in sch. 4 heading substituted (14.3.2011) by The Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/73), regs. 1, 11(a)

PART I S CALCULATION OF LIVESTOCK UNITS

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 4 Pt. 1 in force at 2.7.2010, see reg. 1(1)

For the purposes of part II of this Schedule, the total LFASS Livestock Units is calculated in accordance with the formula—

• K = A + B + C + D + E + F + G + H + I + J

Where—

• K is the total LFASS Livestock Units;

• A is the number of beef cows over 24 months of age multiplied by a factor of 1.0;

• B is the number of beef cows over 20 months up to and including 24 months of age multiplied by a factor of 0.6;

• C is the number of breeding ewes and gimmers multiplied by a factor of 0.15;

• D is the number of breeding female goats multiplied by a factor of 0.15;

• E is the number of breeding female alpaca multiplied by a factor of 0.3;

• F is the number of breeding female farmed deer (hinds aged 27 months and over) multiplied by a factor of 0.3;

• G is the number of breeding female farmed deer (over 6 months but less than 27 months of age) multiplied by a factor of 0.2;

• H is the number of breeding female llamas multiplied by a factor of 0.3;

• I is, in the case of an applicant who maintains a dairy herd in the dairy ring fence area, the number of dairy cows over 24 months of age multiplied by a factor of 1.0;

• J is, in the case of an applicant who maintains a dairy herd in the dairy ring fence area, the number of dairy cows over 20 months and up to and including 24 months of age multiplied by a factor of 0.6.

PART II S CALCULATION OF STOCKING DENSITY

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. 4 Pt. 2 in force at 2.7.2010, see reg. 1(1)

The stocking density is calculated in accordance with the formula—

Where—

• S is the stocking density (to two decimal places);

• K is the total LFASS Livestock Units calculated in accordance with part I of this Schedule;

• L is the total number of hectares comprising the historic land area.

[F2 PART III S MINIMUM STOCKING DENSITY

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. 4 Pt. 3 inserted (14.3.2011) by The Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/73), regs. 1, 11(b)

Grazing Category	Minimum stocking density per hectare
A	0.09 Livestock units
B	0.15 Livestock units
C	0.30 Livestock units
D	0.45 Livestock units]