The Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2007

Made: 27th September 2007

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 27th September 2007

Coming into force: 28th September 2007

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation, commencement and application

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Interpretation

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Applications for payment of less favoured area support

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Eligibility for payment of less favoured area support

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Payment of less favoured area support

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Eligible land

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Transfer of a holding

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Amount of less favoured area support

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Determination of Payable Area

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Stocking density outwith maximum and minimum parameters

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Enterprise mix

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Rate of Payment of less favoured area support

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Minimum payment

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Powers of authorised persons

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Assistance to authorised persons

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Withholding or recovery of less favoured area support

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Rate of interest

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Cross-border holdings

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Offences

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Penalties

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Time limit for prosecutions

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Offences by bodies corporate

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Appeal against decision as to eligibility of holding

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Review

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Amendment of the Agricultural Subsidies (Appeals) (Scotland) Regulations 2004

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Revocation and savings provisions

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• (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in respect of a Scheme 2005 payment or a Scheme 2006 payment, within the meaning of the 2005 Regulations, the 2005 Regulations shall continue to have effect as if those Regulations had not been revoked.

SCHEDULE 1 — LAND USE CODES ELIGIBLE FOR LESS FAVOURED AREA SUPPORT SCHEME

SCHEDULE 2 — GRAZING CATEGORY: HECTARE VALUES

SCHEDULE 3 — RATES OF PAYMENT FOR LESS FAVOURED AREA SUPPORT

PART I — MORE DISADVANTAGED LAND

PART II — LESS DISADVANTAGED LAND

SCHEDULE 4 — FRAGILITY CATEGORIES

FRAGILITY MARKERS FOR PARISH CODE NUMBERS

SCHEDULE 5 — AGENCY ARRANGEMENTS AND CROSS BORDER HOLDINGS

Agency arrangements

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The Scottish Ministers may, with the agreement of any competent authority, arrange for any of their functions under these Regulations in relation to any claim to be exercised on their behalf by that competent authority.

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The Scottish Ministers may also agree to exercise functions on behalf of another competent authority corresponding to those which are exercisable by the Scottish Ministers under these Regulations.

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Any such arrangement shall be in writing and be signed by or on behalf of the Scottish Ministers and the competent authority and any such arrangement may be subject to such conditions (including conditions as to the costs and charge for costs) as may be agreed from time to time.

Set off

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Without prejudice to the amount of any sum payable by the Scottish Ministers to any other competent authority, the amount of any sum payable by the Scottish Ministers, whether as principal or agent, by way of a specified payment may be set off against the amount of any sum recoverable by the Scottish Ministers, whether as principal or agent.

Calculation of payments in respect of cross border holdings

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Where any holding in respect of which a claim has been made is a cross border holding, the Scottish Ministers may pay, on such occasions as they consider fit, in respect of the Scheme Year in question to an applicant less favoured area support for carrying out eligible agricultural activity on eligible land, providing the applicant has declared the eligible land in a single application which has been treated as a valid application by the competent authority concerned.

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Whether the eligible agricultural activity undertaken on the eligible land is an integral part of the management of the whole holding or independently managed, the Scottish Ministers will only pay less favoured area support in respect of the eligible agricultural activity actually undertaken on eligible land defined as a less favoured area for the purposes of this instrument.

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For cross-border holdings where the applicant has submitted a declaration of eligible land to another competent authority, the Scottish Ministers will apply the standard rate of payment.

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Applicants in respect of cross border holdings are required to supply such information as authorised persons may reasonably require to assess the eligible agricultural activity actually undertaken on eligible land defined as a less favoured area for the purposes of this instrument.

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All conditions applying to applicants in respect of holdings lying wholly within the less favoured areas apply equally to applicants in respect of cross border holdings.

Signed

RICHARD LOCHHEAD — A member of the Scottish Executive — 2007-09-27

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

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.

[^f00002]: S.I. 2005/218.

[^f00003]: O.J. No. L 141, 30.4.04, p.18 as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 239/2005, O.J. No. L 42, 12.2.05, p.3.

[^f00004]: O.J. No. L 153, 30.4.04, p.30 as corrected by Corrigendum O.J. No. L 231, 29.4.2004, p.24.

[^f00005]: O.J. No. L 277, 21.10.05, p.1, as amended by Council Regulation (EC) 1944/2006, O.J. No. L 367, 22.12.06, p.23 and Council Regulation 2012/2006, O.J. No. L 384, 29.12.06, p.8.

[^f00006]: O.J. No. L 368, 23.12.06, p.15.

[^f00007]: O.J. No. L 368, 23.12.06, p.74.

[^f00008]: O.J. No. L 270, 21.10.03, p.1, as corrected by Corrigendum, O.J. No. L 94, 31.3.04, p.70 and as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 583/2004, L 91 30.3.04, p.1, Council Regulation (EC) No. 864/2004, O.J. No. L 161, 30.4.04, p.48, Council Regulation (EC) No. 2217/2004, O.J. No. L 375 23.12.04, p.1, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 118/2005, O.J. No. L 24, 27.1.05, p.15, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2183/2005, O.J. No. L 347, 30.12.05, p.56, Council Regulation (EC) No. 247/2006, O.J. No. L 42, 14.2.06, p.1 and Council Regulation (EC) No. 319/2006, O.J. No. L 58, 28.2.06, p.32.

[^f00009]: O.J. No. L 160, 26.6.99, p.80 as corrected by Corrigendum to Commission Regulation 1257/1999, O.J. No. L 302, 1.12. 00, p.72 and Corrigendum to Commission Regulation 1783/2003, O.J. No. L 94, 31.3.04, p.71 and as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1783/2003, O.J. No. L 270, 21.10.03, p.70, Council Regulation (EC) No. 567/2004, O.J. No. L 90 27.3.04, p.1 and Council Regulation (EC) No 583/2004, O.J. No. L 91 30.3.04, p.1, Council Regulation (EC) No. 2223/2004, O.J. No. L 379, 24.12.04, p.1 and Council Regulation (EC) No. 1698/2005, O.J. No. L 277, 21.10.05, p.1.

[^f00010]: O.J. No. L 82, 26.03.04, p.67.

[^f00011]: Council Regulation (EC) No. 950/97 on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures (O.J. No. L 142, 2.6.97, p.1) was repealed by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1257/1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), subject to Article 55(4) which provided that Directives adopting lists of less favoured areas or amending such lists in accordance with Article 21 of Regulation No. 950/97 shall remain in force.

[^f00012]: S.S.I. 2001/50; revoked by S.S.I. 2002/139, regulation 26, subject to the savings provision contained in that regulation.

[^f00013]: S.S.I. 2002/139; revoked by S.S.I. 2003/129, regulation 28, subject to the savings provision contained in that regulation.

[^f00014]: S.S.I. 2003/129; revoked by S.S.I. 2004/70, regulation 27, subject to the savings provision contained in that regulation.

[^f00015]: S.S.I. 2004/70, as amended by S.S.I. 2004/128 and S.S.I. 2005/64.

[^f00016]: S.S.I. 2005/569, as amended by S.S.I. 2005/64, S.S.I. 2005624 and S.S.I. 2006/601.

[^f00017]: 2000 c. 7.

[^f00018]: Area aid application has the same meaning as in Article 6 of Council Regulation (EC) 3508/1992 establishing an integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes (O.J. No. L 355, 05.12.1992, p.1.)

[^f00019]: 1995 c. 46.

[^f00020]: S.S.I. 2004/381, amended by S.S.I. 2005/117, S.S.I. 2005/225 and S.S.I. 2005/569.

[^f00021]: S.S.I. 2005/569 amended by S.S.I. 2005/64, S.S.I. 2005/624 and S.S.I. 2006/601.

[^f00022]: S.S.I. 2005/64.

[^f00023]: S.S.I. 2005/624.

[^f00024]: S.S.I. 2006/601.

Editorial notes

[^c18910231]: 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.

[^key-1fd3fc3a5a5af3df06f7871c75784d0a]: Regulations revoked (except reg. 26(2)) (2.7.2010) by The Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2010 (S.S.I. 2010/273), regs. 1(1), 26(1) (with regs. 1(3), 26(2))

Guidance

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Rate of interest

Cross-border holdings

Offences

Penalties

Time limit for prosecutions

Offences by bodies corporate

Appeal against decision as to eligibility of holding

Review

Amendment of the Agricultural Subsidies (Appeals) (Scotland) Regulations 2004

Revocation and savings provisions

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