Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allowances) (Scotland) Regulations 1999 (S.S.I. No. 187 of 1999). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Scotland 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 18 December, 1999. Abstract Compensatory allowances are paid for breeding cows and ewes on farms in severely disadvantaged or disadvantaged land in Scotland, at specified rates (regs. 3 and 4(1) and (2), and Parts I and II of the Schedule). There are limits on the number of animals for which allowances may be paid (regs. 7 and 8) and the total amount a claimant may receive per hectare of his forage areas (Part III of the Schedule).The Regulations impose penalties for unsuitable supplementary feeding methods (regs. 7(3) and (4) and 8(3) and (4)) and for overgrazing (reg. 10). Regulations 14 and 15 contain powers of enforcement, regulation 17 provides for withholding or recovery of compensatory allowances where there is a breach of the rules of the Scheme, and regulations 19 to 22 deal with offences and penalties. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk