Rates of payment under agreement6.
(1)
The Minister shall make payments under an agreement at the rate of £120 per annum for each hectare of grassland to which the agreement relates.
(2)
Where an agreement includes the additional provisions specified in Schedule 2, 3 or 4, the Minister shall make payments at the rate perannum for each hectare of land which under the agreement is subject to those additional provisions shown in the following table–
£ per hectare of land per annum | |
|---|---|
Schedule 2 | 180 |
Schedule 3 | 70 |
Schedule 4 | 350 |
(3)
Where an agreement includes one or more of the conservation plan operations specified in Schedule 5, the Minister shall make payments according to the operations which are carried out at a rate not exceeding £75 per annum for each hectare of land to which the agreement relates, subject to a maximum of £3000 per agreement.