The Farm and Conservation Grant (Amendment) Regulations 1990

Amendment of principal Regulations

5.  In regulation 3 thereof (eligible persons)–

(a) for sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (1)(a), there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph–

• (α) derives not less than half of his annual income, calculated in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (2) below, from agricul-tural activities relating to that business and any qualifying activity carried on by him on land to which the business or an ancillary farm business relates,

• (β) derives not less than one quarter of his annual income, so calculated, from agricultural activities relating to the agricultural business, and

• (γ) spends time in such agricultural and qualifying activities amounting to at least 1,100 hours per year, and”;

(b) in each of sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) of paragraph (1), for the words “practises farming as his main occupation, as” there shall be substituted “meets the requirements”;

(c) in paragraph (2), after the word “business” there shall be inserted “and (as the case may be) qualifying activities”;

(d) after paragraph (2) there shall be inserted the following paragraph–

“(2A) For the purposes of this regulation–

“ancillary farm business” means a business consisting in the pursuit of a qualifying activity where that business is carried on by the person also carrying on the eligible agricultural business on the same or adjacent land;

“qualifying activity” means any activity carried on for the purpose of–

(a)

forestry;

(b)

tourism, including the provision of any of the following: accommodation; food and drink; facilities for camping and caravanning; facilities for sports and recreation; educational facilities relating to farming and the countryside; accommodation and care for horses and ponies; or horses and ponies for hire;

(c)

craft activities, including the manufacture and sale of craft items or tourist souvenirs; or

(d)

maintaining the countryside, including the conservation and enhancement of the natural beauty of an area, the conserva tion of the flora or fauna or geological or physiographical features of an area, or the protection of buildings or other objects of archaeological, architectural or historic interest in an area, where aid is paid in respect of that activity out of money provided by Parliament, by any local authority or other statutory body, or by the European Economic Community.”.