The Common Agricultural Policy Single Farm Payment and Support Schemes (Scotland) Regulations 2005

The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Integrated Administration and Control System) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/218) do not apply to the Beef Calf Scheme. The Regulations accordingly provide, in relation the Beef Calf Scheme, for scheme penalties for claiming ineligible animals (regulation 23), exceptions from those penalties (regulation 24) and administration and enforcement provisions (Schedule 4). Those provision comprise powers of entry, inspection and collection of evidence conferred on authorised persons, the withholding or recovery of payments where there is a breach of scheme rules, including provision for setting off debts and interest on overpayments and recoveries, and for offences and penalties.

Regulation 26 amends the Cross-Compliance Regulations. The amendments clarify the enforcement powers under those Regulations in relation to land set aside from production. They insert provisions to give the Scottish Ministers the power to prohibit farmers from converting land under permanent pasture (and to oblige farmers to reconvert land to permanent pasture) where the exercise of powers these is necessary in order for the United Kingdom to meet the requirements of Article 5(2) of the Council Regulation and Articles 3 and 4 of the Commission Regulation. The amendments also correct a provision of the Schedule to those Regulations.

Regulation 27 revokes the provisions specified in Schedule 5, subject to the savings provisions set out in regulation 27(2) to (6).

Payments under all of the Schemes for which provision is made in these Regulations are subject to penalties for non-compliance with the requirements of good agricultural and environmental condition and the statutory management requirements set out in Annex III of the Council Regulation under the Cross Compliance Regulations, the Council Regulation and Regulation 796/2004 as direct subsidy payments under the Common Agricultural Policy listed in Annex I to the Council Regulation.

Regulatory Impact Assessments have been prepared and placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. Copies can be obtained from the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department, Pentland House, 47 Robb’s Loan, Edinburgh EH14 1TY.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3). The function conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, insofar as within devolved competence, was transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998. For the purposes of implementing Council Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers (O.J. No. L 270, 21.20.2003, p.1) that competence was modified by the Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Functions) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/2980) and the Scotland Act 1998 (Functions Exercisable in or as Regards Scotland) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/3324).

[^f00002]: O.J. L 236, 23.09.2003, p.33.

[^f00003]: S.I. 1995/12, partially revoked by S.I. 1998/871.

[^f00004]: S.I. 1998/871, amended by S.I. 1998/1796, 1998/2969 and 1999/1339.

[^f00005]: S.I. 1998/1796, amended by S.S.I. 2002/22.

[^f00006]: S.S.I. 2001/1 as amended by S.S.I. 2002/22.

[^f00007]: O.J. No. L 141, 30.4.2004, p.1.

[^f00008]: O.J. No. L 345, 20.11.2004, p.85.

[^f00009]: O.J. No. L 141, 30.4.2004, p.18.

[^f00010]: O.J. No. L 42, 12.2.2005, p.3.

[^f00011]: O.J. No. L 345, 20.1.2004, p.1.

[^f00012]: O.J. No. L 160, 26.6.1999, p.80.

[^f00013]: O.J. No. L 270, 21.10.2003, p.70.

[^f00014]: See Annex II of the Act of Accession, part 6, paragraph 26.

[^f00015]: O.J. No. L 90, 27.3.2004, p.1.

[^f00016]: O.J. No. L 91, 30.3.2004, p.1.

[^f00017]: O.J. No. L 270, 21.20.2003, p.1.

[^f00018]: O.J. No. L 5, 9.1.04, p.8.

[^f00019]: O.J. No. L 91, 30.3.04, p.1.

[^f00020]: O.J. No. L 206, 9.6.04, p.20.

[^f00021]: O.J. No. L 117, 7.5.97, p.1, repealed by Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council (O.J. No. L 204, 11.8.00, p.1).

[^f00022]: O.J. No. L 160, 26.6.1999, p.1, as amended by Council Regulations (EC) No. 2704/1999 (O.J. No. L327, 21.12.1999, p.12), (EC) No. 1672/2000 (O.J. No. L 193, 29.7.2000, p.13), (EC) No. 1038/2003 (O.J. No. L 145, 31.5.2001, p.16) and (EC) No. 1782/2003 (O.J. No L 270, 21.10.2003, p.1).

[^f00023]: S.S.I. 2004/518.

[^f00024]: 2000 c. 7.

[^f00025]: S.I. 2005/218.

[^f00026]: O.J. No. L 204, 11.8.00, p.1.

[^f00027]: O.J. No. L 298, 23.9.2004, p.3, which permits additional modulation in member States which applied reductions to direct payments under Article 4 of Council Regulation 1259/1999 (O.J. No. L 160, 26.6.1999, p.113). Such reductions were applied in Scotland from 2001 to 2004 under the Common Agricultural Policy Support Schemes (Modulation) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (S.S.I. 2000/429, amended by S.S.I. 2001/390 and 2004/398).

[^f00028]: 1981 c. 69.

[^f00029]: Section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (c. 69) is revoked by paragraph 4 of schedule 7 to the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 6) as a consequence of the coming into force on 29th November 2004 of Part 2 of that Act, subject to transitional arrangements contained in schedule 5 to that Act.

[^f00030]: 1993 c. 10.

[^f00031]: 1990 c. 40.

[^f00032]: 1959 c. 54.

[^f00033]: 1985 c. 72.

[^f00034]: 1985 c. 72.

[^f00035]: (“the 1998 Regulations”); S.I. 1998/871, amended by S.I. 1998/1796, 1998/2969, 1999/1339 and S.S.I. 2001/231, 2002/1 and 22. The definition of “cattle passport” in regulation 2(1) of the 1998 Regulations refers to Article 6.1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2629/97 (O.J. No. L 354, 30.12.1997, p.9) which was repealed and replaced by Article 6.1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 911/2004 implementing Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 as regards eartags, passports and holding registers (O.J. No. L 163, 30.4.2004, p. 65). See Article 11(2) of, and Annex II to, that Commission Regulation.

[^f00036]: S.I. 1998/1796, amended by S.S.I. 2002/22.

[^f00037]: O.J. No. L 141, 30.4.2004, p.1, amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1974/2004 (O.J. No. L 345, 20.11.2004, p.85).

[^f00038]: S.S.I. 2000/429, amended by S.S.I. 2001/390 and 2004/398.

[^f00039]: S.S.I. 2001/390.

[^f00040]: S.S.I. 2004/398.

[^f00041]: S.I. 1996/3142 as amended by S.I. 1997/2969, S.I. 1998/3169 and S.I. 1999/8.

[^f00042]: S.I. 1996/3142 as amended by S.I. 1997/2969, S.I. 1998/3169 and S.I. 1999/8.

[^f00043]: S.I. 2004/1604.

[^f00044]: O.J. No. L 198, 22.7.1991, p.1, relevantly amended by Council Regulations (EC) No. 1804/1999 (O.J. No. L 222, 24.8.1999, p.1) and (EC) No. 746/2004 (O.J. No L 65, 26.4.2004, p.10).

[^f00045]: S.S.I. 2005/63.

[^f00046]: S.I. 1990/1867, as amended by S.I. 1993/503 and revoked by S.I. 1995/12.

[^f00047]: S.S.I. 1995/12, partially revoked by S.I. 1998/871.

[^f00048]: S.I. 1997/1901, revoked by S.I. 1998/871.

[^f00049]: S.I. 1998/871, as amended by S.I. 1998/1796, 1998/2969 and 1999/1339.

[^f00050]: S.S.I. 2001/1 as amended by S.S.I. 2002/22.

[^f00051]: O.J. No. L 160, 26.6.99, p.103.

[^f00052]: 1995 c. 46.