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Section 9, page 7, line 36, leave out
subsection (3) and insert—
‘( ) Support may be provided subject to certain
eligibility criteria being met.
( )
Where support is provided in connection with the use of land, the
eligibility criteria may (among other things) specify requirements
relating to—
(a) the
hectarage or characteristics of the land;
(b) the
extent to which the land must be used for or in connection with
agriculture or ancillary activities;
(c)
the person to whom
support may
be provided (for example by
reference to the person’s actual or
intended use of the land).’.
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Adran 9, tudalen 7,
llinell 37, hepgorer is-adran (3) a mewnosoder—
‘( )
Caniateir darparu cymorth yn
ddarostyngedig i fodloni meini
prawf o ran cymhwysedd.
( )
Pan fo cymorth yn cael ei
ddarparu mewn cysylltiad â’r
defnydd o dir, caniateir i’r meini
prawf cymhwysedd (ymysg
pethau eraill) bennu gofynion
yn ymwneud ag—
(a)
hectarau
neu
nodweddion y
tir;
(b) i ba raddau y
mae rhaid
i’r tir
gael ei ddefnyddio ar gyfer neu mewn cysylltiad ag
amaethyddiaeth neu
weithgareddau ategol;
(c)
y
person y darperir
cymorth iddo
(er enghraifft drwy gyfeirio at ddefnydd neu
ddefnydd fwriadedig y
person o’r tir).’.
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Purpose: The purpose
of this amendment is to replace section 9(3) of the Bill which
currently restricts who is able to benefit from financial support
under section 8.
The amendment provides
examples of eligibility criteria that may need to be met in order
for a person to be eligible for support. The amendment sets
out, on the face of the Bill, that support may be provided subject
to requirements being met. These requirements may relate to
the characteristics of the land, for example, the ecological
features of the land. Another requirement could relate to the
person receiving support – for example, this could be someone
who is new to farming and who wants to access support or someone
who wants to diversify the agricultural activities that are
undertaken.
Effect: The amendment
will replace subsection (3). The amendment refers to eligibility
criteria (essentially pre-conditions to financial and other support
provided under section 8). It expressly introduces the concept of
eligibility that the Bill has a provision to check (for example,
whether the criteria are met) in section 11.
It provides a
mechanism by which schemes can define eligibility criteria. This
criteria will be determined by each individual scheme established
under section 8. Eligibility criteria may evolve over time as
farm businesses, farming and land management adapts and
changes.
The wording of the
provision reflects the flexibility Welsh Ministers need to set
eligibility criteria for schemes operating under section
8.
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