Hill Farm Allowance Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 145 of 2004).

These Regulations implement Commission Regulation 445/2002 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation 1257/1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain Regulations. They also implement Chapter 9 of the England Rural Development Programme approved by the European Commission under Article 44 of the Council Regulation. In particular, the Regulations implement Articles 13, 14 and 15 of the rural development Regulation (which deal with support for less favoured areas) by defining the conditions of eligibility for hill farm allowance and the rates at which it is to be paid.