Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allowances) Regulations 1999 (S.I. No. 3316). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision England Document type Regulation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Animal production Agricultural development Subsidy/incentive Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes Coming into force on 16 December, 1999. Abstract Compensatory allowances are paid for breeding cows and ewes on farms in the less-favoured farming areas in England and Wales, at the same rates as in 1999 (regs. 3 and 4(1) and (2), and Schedule, Parts I and II). There are limits on the number of animals for which allowances may be paid (regulations 7 and 8) and on the total amount a claimant may receive per hectare of his forage area (regulation 4(3) and Schedule, Part III). The Regulations impose penalties for unsuitable supplementary feeding methods (regs. 7(3) and (4) and 8(3) and (4)) and for overgrazing (reg. 10). Regulation 15 provides for withholding or recovery of compensatory allowances where there is a breach of the rules of the Scheme "compensatory allowance" means a compensatory allowance payable in respect of the Scheme Year on the basis of livestock numbers for breeding cows or ewes in accordance with Article 7 of Commission Regulation 2603/1999. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk