The Tir Mynydd (Wales) Regulations 2001

Regulation 6

SCHEDULE

PART A

1.  The eligible land will be calculated in accordance with the provisions of regulation 3.

2.  There are two rates of area payment:—

(a) £23.00 per hectare for disadvantaged land; and

(b) £35.00 per hectare for severely disadvantaged land.

3.  The basic payment under element one of the Tir Mynydd Scheme will be calculated by multiplying the eligible land by the appropriate rate or rates for the areas of disadvantaged or severely disadvantaged land as the case may be.

PART B

1.  The first 140 hectares of eligible land shall be calculated at the full rates in accordance with Part A of this Schedule.

2.  The payment for eligible land in excess of 140 hectares but up to and including 640 hectares in any holding is calculated by reducing the payment for that land by 35%.

3.  When the eligible land in any holding exceeds 640 hectares, the payment for eligible land in excess of 640 hectares is calculated by reducing the payment for that land by 70%.

PART C

1.  There shall be a safety net mechanism for scheme years 2001, 2002 and 2003.

2.  In the year 2001 the claimant will be entitled to an additional sum that when added to the Tir Mynydd payment would bring the total up to 90% of the sum paid to the claimant for HLCA in 2000.

3.  In the year 2002 the claimant will be entitled to an additional sum that when added to the Tir Mynydd payment would bring the total up to 80% of the sum paid to the claimant for HLCA in 2000.

4.  In the year 2003 the claimant will receive the Tir Mynydd payment together with 50% of the difference between that payment and the sum received for HLCA in 2000 where that sum is greater.

5.  For 2004 and subsequent years there will be no safety net mechanism.

6.  If there has been a change in land area or use since the HLCA 2000 claim the National Assembly may make proportionate adjustments to these calculations.