If you fail to comply with the terms and conditions of TAMS II you could be penalised by up to 100%, the Department of Agriculture says.

The support claimed shall be refused or withdrawn in full where the eligibility criteria are not complied with, it says.

Those found to be in-compliant with farm waste and farm nutrient storage requirements, dairy hygiene or animal welfare regulations as a result of an on-farm inspection will be cross reported to the relevant section of the Department, may result in penalties or sanctions.

Offences and Penalties

If you fail to submit an approval from the Local Planning Authority to the structural change with the payment claim form may result in a 5% reduction in grant aid.

An over-claim of investment(s) dimension/quantities by more than 3% will result in a subtraction of over-claimed dimension/quantities from dimension/quantities found at inspection to determine dimension/quantities for payment.

An over-claim of investment(s) dimension/quantities by more than 25% will result in a 100% reduction in grant aid for relevant investment(s).

If you over-claim eligible expenditure by more than 10% there will be a subtraction of over-claim from eligible amount payable.

Failure to apply with publicity requirements as set out in Paragraph 13.1 may attract a 1% reduction from the payment.

Investment work commenced or equipment purchased prior to approval (calculations based on lesser of proposed or reference costs) could result in the following:

Less than 25% of the value of investments applied for will result in the rejection of relevant investments.
Greater than or equal to 25% of the value of investments applied for will result in the rejection of the entire application.