The Agriculture (Lump Sum Payment) (England) Regulations 2022

Connected persons

7.—(1) For the purposes of regulation 6(1), a “ connected person” means—

(a) where the applicant is a natural person—

(i) the applicant’s spouse or civil partner; or

(ii) any other person with whom the applicant lives as partner in an enduring family relationship;

(b) where the applicant is a partnership—

(i) any partner in the partnership with a substantial interest; or

(ii) two or more partners in the partnership who, when taken together, have a substantial interest;

(c) where the applicant is a body corporate—

(i) any member of the body corporate with a substantial interest; or

(ii) two or more members of the body corporate who, when taken together, have a substantial interest.

(2) In paragraph (1), a “substantial interest” means—

(a) in the case of a partnership, where the connected person is entitled to more than a 50% share in the profits of the partnership; and

(b) in the case of a body corporate, where the connected person holds more than 50% of the equity share capital of that body.