The person named lodged a total of six applications under the 1996 special beef premium scheme. He was paid £8,728.43 on foot of these applications, representing an 80 per cent advance.
The making of balancing payments to herd-downers requires checks and controls associated with the land parcel identification system (LPIS). Digitising of the land concerned will be completed this week and the balancing payments will issue within ten days. An application was received on 11 July, 1996 for 68 animals under the 1996 deseasonalisation slaughter premium scheme. Payment was made in respect of 65 animals. Cheques totalling £3,064.69 have issued to date. The three remaining animals applied for were not recorded as having been paid the special beef premium, which is one of the conditions of the scheme. However, it has since been established that the three animals were retagged. These animals are currently being processed for payment under the old tag numbers and a cheque will issue shortly.