6: CHANGE OF OCCUPATION OF HOLDING56 GeneralIf the whole or part of a farmer’s holding is transferred to another farmer due to circumstances such as a farm sale, the grant or surrender of a tenancy or the transfer as part of an inheritance or business reorganisation, both parties need to consider:56.1 how to deal with the entitlements which have been used for the land;56.2 whether the incoming occupant qualifies as an active farmer;56.3 who will submit the claim under the Basic Payment Scheme during the year of the transfer; who will have the land
If the whole or part of a farmer’s holding is transferred to another farmer due to circumstances such as a farm sale, the grant or surrender of a tenancy or the transfer as part of an inheritance or business reorganisation, both parties need to consider:
how to deal with the entitlements which have been used for the land;
whether the incoming occupant qualifies as an active farmer;
who will submit the claim under the Basic Payment Scheme during the year of the transfer; who will have the land
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