Less Favoured Area Compensatory Allowances Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. No. 16 of 2015). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Northern Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2015 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 parts of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 together with parts of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1698/2005 in so far as those Council Regulations relate to less favoured areas. Council Regulation (EC) No. 1698/2005 is repealed Regulation (EU) No. 1305/2013 of the European Parliament of the Council on support for Rural Development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD). These Regulations define the conditions of eligibility for less favoured area compensatory allowances and the rates at which it is to be paid and confer powers of entry and inspection on persons authorised by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. 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