The Integrated Administration And Control System: explanatory booklet

THE 2007 SINGLE APPLICATION FORM ( SAF)

Introduction

73. The 2007 SAF for Scotland has 3 parts:

• The Single Application Form ( IACS(2)2007) asks for general information about you as an applicant and all of the land which you are farming in 2007;
• The Field Data Sheet ( IACS(3)2007) asks for specific information about all the individual permanent fields which you are farming in 2007.
• The Field Data Sheet ( IACS(4)2007) asks for specific information about all the individual seasonal fields which you are farming in 2007. Instructions on filling in this sheet are outlined in paragraphs 78-107.
• Note: A permanent field is one which you own, take on a long term let or take on a let for 365 days or more. A seasonal field is one which you take on a short term let for 364 days or less, whether or not the lease is renewed annually.

74. You must fill in one IACS(2) and as many IACS(3)s and IACS(4)s as you need to show all the land that you farm as a single business in Scotland (but see paragraph 33-34). You should fill in separate IACS(3)s and IACS(4)s for LFA land and non- LFA land. Do not enter land in another UK country on this form. If you have farms in different parts of the UK, which you manage as part of one business, you must submit one SAF covering each of those farms. Please note that land in another country must be entered in that country's forms. You should submit all of your SAF's (which may consist of Scottish, English, Welsh and Northern Irish forms) to the Area Office in the country which deals with your main farm unit. Under IACS rules the country to which you submit your SAF's to is responsible for the processing and payment of your claim. If we do not include the other country's forms in the IACS pack we send you, please contact the Cross Border Unit at Galashiels Area Office ( see Annex 1 for contact details).

What you will receive

75. If you submitted a SAF in 2006, we will enclose in your IACS pack for 2007:

• Dear Producer letter
• This booklet ( IACS(1));
• One copy of your IACS(2). On page 1, we will have pre-printed the name and address of your Business, Main Farm Code Number, Business Reference Number, Contact Name, Phone, Mobile Number, Fax and E-mail address. On page 2, we will have pre-printed your standard, set-aside and special condition SFPS entitlements. On page 3, we will have pre-printed the 10 month dates you selected for your land in 2006;
• Pre-printed IACS(3)s using the unique field identifiers (if you submitted a SAF last year and, according to our records you remain the occupier of your main holding);
• Pre-printed IACS(4)s using the unique field identifiers (if you submitted a SAF last year and according to our records you remain the occupier of your main holding):
• One blank IACS(3). Additional blank forms can be obtained from your Area Office
• One blank IACS(4). Additional blank forms can be obtained from your Area Office
• A Land Management Contract Menu Scheme ( LMCMS)(2)) application form. On page 1 we will have pre-printed the Name and address of your Business, the Main Farm Code Number, Business Reference Number, Contact Name, Phone, Mobile Number, Fax and E-mail address. If you claimed in 2006, the previous years' commitments will be pre-printed.
• Notes for Guidance for the LMCMS(2).
• One blank Land and Business Change Form ( LBCF) for you to tell us of:
  - business/contact changes;
  - changes to field boundaries;
  - fields moved between holdings;
  - fields coming into agriculture for the first time; and
  - fields going out of agriculture.

Note - If yours is a cross-border holding you will also receive the other country's pre-printed forms for the land outwith Scotland.

You can get extra copies of the blank forms from your SEERAD Area Office.

76. We cannot be held responsible for any errors in the pre-printed material. Y ou must check that the information is correct. If you disagree with the boundaries and areas provided for your fields you should fill in a LBCF. We will use the pre-printed areas to validate your claims (unless they are changed by an existing or new LBCF). It is your responsibility to fill in the forms accurately. You must make amendments to the pre-printed material legibly. If we can not read your amendments we will return the SAF to you. You should clearly identify and cross out any pre-printed fields or part-fields which are not part of your holding. Use blank IACS(3)s or IACS(4)s for any field not pre-printed, which you are claiming or declaring in 2007.