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Regulation 2

SCHEDULE 1 Notional Livestock Density

Notional livestock density is calculated as follows—

where—

“A” is the number, expressed in livestock units, of relevant animals on the claimant’s qualifying forage area;

“B” is the number of livestock units grazed on so much of the claimant’s qualifying forage area as does not fall within a less favoured area (“non-LFA land”). For this purpose, any non-LFA land other than common land is treated as being grazed by 1.8 livestock units per hectare and any non-LFA land which is common land is treated as being grazed by 1.0 livestock units per hectare;

“C” is the claimant’s disadvantaged land and severely disadvantaged land expressed in hectares;

“NLD” is the notional livestock density on the claimant’s disadvantaged land and severely disadvantaged land.

Regulation 5(2)

SCHEDULE 2 Payment Rates per Hectare

Regulation 6

SCHEDULE 3 Deductions From Claimed Forage Area

1.  If an individual reference quantity of milk was available to a claimant on 31st March 2008, the claimed forage area is subject to the deductions specified in paragraph 4.

2.  The deductions are calculated by reference to the number of livestock units deemed to constitute the dairy herd kept by the claimant on land in England (“the notional dairy herd”), determined in accordance with paragraph 3.

3.  The notional dairy herd is calculated as follows—

where—

“IRQ” is the individual reference quantity of milk (expressed in litres) available to the claimant in relation to the claimant’s land in England;

“TLU” is the number of livestock units in the notional dairy herd; and

“5730” is the number of litres of milk deemed to be equivalent to the annual production of one dairy cow.

4.  The deductions are made as follows—

(a) U hectares are deducted from A, where U is equal to the lesser of—

(i) , and

(ii) A;

(b) if TLU is greater than 1.8U, V hectares are deducted from B, where V is equal to the lesser of—

(i) , and

(ii) B;

(c) If TLU is greater than 1.8U + V, W hectares are deducted from C, where W is equal to the lesser of—

(i) , and

(ii) C;

(d) if TLU is greater than 1.8U + V + 1.4W, X hectares are deducted from D, where X is equal to the lesser of—

(i) , and

(ii) D;

(e) If TLU is greater than 1.8U + V + 1.4W + X, Y hectares are deducted from E, where Y is equal to the lesser of—

(i) , and

(ii) E;

(f) If TLU is greater than 1.8U + V + 1.4W + X + Y, Z hectares are deducted from F, where Z is equal to the lesser of—

(i) , and

(ii) F;

where—

“A” is the number of hectares of claimed forage area not within a less favoured area which is not common land;

“B” is the number of hectares of claimed forage area not within a less favoured area which is common land;

“C” is the number of hectares of claimed forage area within the disadvantaged land;

“D” is the number of hectares of claimed forage area within the disadvantaged land that is either Moorland or Common Land;

“E” is the number of hectares of claimed forage area within the severely disadvantaged land that is either Moorland or Common Land;

“F” is the number of hectares of claimed forage area within the severely disadvantaged land; and

“TLU” is the total number of livestock units in the notional dairy herd.