The person named applied on 18 animals under the 1998 cattle headage scheme. His application was received in the local livestock office on 5 May 1998, and under the terms and conditions of the scheme, he undertook to retain all the animals until 6 July 1998. At an inspection of his herd on 30 June 1998 it was noted that eight of the animals had been sold inside the retention period and had not been replaced. The person named was informed that he was not entitled to any grants under clause 31 of the terms and conditions governing the scheme, which states that where rejected animals exceed 20 per cent of the eligible animals found, no grants are payable. This decision was reviewed by the district inspector on 2 March 1999 but the review was unsuccessful. The person named was notified of the results of the review and was given the opportunity to appeal the decision to the independent headage and premia appeals unit, but as yet has not done so.