Annex 1: Scheme specific conditions of grant

This annex lists the conditions your business must meet to qualify for the grant.

The scheme specific conditions are to:

  1. keep your business details and contact information in the Rural Payments service up-to-date
  2. keep your business bank details in the Rural Payments service up-to-date
  3. meet any statutory and regulatory obligations including in respect of health and safety, employment, hygiene, environmental management and protection, and animal health and welfare that apply during the time of this investment
  4. tell us of any other application for grant towards purchase of the items in your application
  5. make sure that none of the items covered by the application are replacements covered by an insurance claim
  6. keep items in your ownership for at least five years from the date of the final grant payment and associated paper work for seven years
  7. not secure credit or finance against any items included in your application
  8. read, understand and agree to the Countryside Productivity Terms and Conditions shown at Annex 2 of this handbook
  9. submit one single claim for all items by midnight on 31 May 2021, after the items have been installed and are in working order
  10. purchase items which meet the minimum specification as set out in Annex 3
  11. keep accurate records of all spend (receipts, invoices and bank statements - scan and submit these with your claim)
  12. submit photographs with your claim to prove the item meets the specification, is in situ and in working order