PaymentI15

1

The Secretary of State must pay any uplands transitional payment at the rates specified in this regulation.

2

For the eligible forage area which is moorland or common land, the payment rate per hectare is—

a

£15.52 for the first 350 hectares; and

b

£7.76 for the next 350 hectares.

3

For the eligible forage area which is not moorland or common land, the rate payable per hectare is—

a

£40.96 for the first 350 hectares; and

b

£20.48 for the next 350 hectares.

4

The maximum total eligible forage area for which the Secretary of State must make an uplands transitional payment to a claimant is 700 hectares or the area in respect of which hill farm allowance was paid under the Hill Farm Allowance Regulations 2010, whichever is the smaller.

5

For a ESA Agreement or CSS Agreement that expires or is otherwise terminated between 1st January 2012 and 31st December 2012, or if the claimant enters an Uplands Environmental Stewardship agreement covering any part of the claimant’s holding between 1st January 2012 and 31st December 2012, the Secretary of State must pay a pro-rated uplands transitional payment using the following formula—

PUTP=UTP÷366×Υmath

where—

  • “PUTP” is the pro-rated uplands transitional payment;

  • “UTP” is the payment rate referred to in paragraph (2) or (3);

  • “Y” is the number of days from 1st January 2012 to the date on which the agreement expires, is otherwise terminated or on which the Uplands Environmental Stewardship agreement is entered into, whichever is the earlier.