Less Favoured Area Compensatory Allowances Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. No. 429 of 2011). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Northern Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Agricultural development Less favoured areas Farming Subsidy/incentive Offences/penalties Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations provide for the implementation of Community legislation on support measures for less favoured area and part of the Northern Ireland Rural Development Programme as approved by the EU Commission. They, among other things, The Regulations define the conditions of eligibility for less favoured area compensatory allowances and the rates at which it is to be paid. The Regulations also confer powers of entry and inspection on persons authorized by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and grant the Department powers to withhold or recover payments and take certain other action in the event of a breach of an undertaking given by a beneficiary under these Regulations and in certain other circumstances. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Council Regulation (EC) No. 1257/1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain Regulations. Legislation | 1999 Keyword: Agricultural development, Less favoured areas, Financial agricultural measures, Subsidy/incentive, Capacity building, Mountain area, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Policy/planning, Special fund, Data collection/reporting, Gender, Sustainable development, Rural youth Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Regulation (EC) No. 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD). Legislation | 2005 Keyword: Agricultural development, Less favoured areas, Financial agricultural measures, Subsidy/incentive, Special fund, Policy/planning, Capacity building, Gender, Mountain area Source: FAO, FAOLEX