Areas of Natural Constraint Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 (S.S.I. No. 8 of 2017). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Northern Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Agricultural development Farming Subsidy/incentive Less favoured areas Financial agricultural measures Management/conservation Authorization/permit Research Hunting/capture Protection of habitats Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations concern ANC allowance (i.e. a payment made by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs under Article 31(5) of Regulation (EU) No. 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and in accordance with Measure 13 as described in the Northern Ireland Rural Development Programme 2014-2020). They define the conditions of eligibility for an ANC allowance and provide with respect to financial arrangement and powers of inspection. " Agriculture” here means horticulture, fruit growing, seed growing, dairy farming and livestock breeding and keeping, the use of land as grazing land, meadow land, osier land, market gardens and nursery grounds, and includes the use of woodland provided that use is ancillary to the use of the land for other agricultural purposes. 5. Land is eligible for ANC allowance if, and only if, the land— (a) is a qualifying forage area; (b) lies within the severely disadvantaged area; (c) has been entered in the single application at column H under either of the land use codes in column 1 of Schedule 1 and satisfies the corresponding description set out in column 2; and (d) is at least three hectares. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Regulation (EU) No. 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No. 1698/2005. Legislation | European Union | 2013 Keyword: Basic legislation, Agricultural development, Less favoured areas, Financial agricultural measures, Subsidy/incentive, Special fund, Policy/planning, Capacity building, Gender, Sustainable development, Sustainable use, Youth, Mountain area, Climate change, Cultural heritage Source: FAO, FAOLEX