LegalizeThe 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
| CROPS | CODE |
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| Other crops for stock feed (excluding kale, cabbages and fodder beet) | OCS |
| Fodder beet | OCS-B |
| Grass over 5 years | PGRS |
| Kale and cabbage for stock feed | OCS-K |
| Rape for stock feed | RAST |
| Rough Grazing | RGR |
| Grass under 5 years | TGRS |
| Turnips, swedes for stock feed | TSWS |
| Open woodland (grazed) | WDG |
| Arable silage for stock feed | CMIX |
| Agri-environment areas under the Organic Aid Scheme, the Rural Stewardship Scheme, Environmentally Sensitive Areas, the Habitats Scheme or the Countryside Premium Scheme | AGRI |
SCHEDULE 2 — GRAZING CATEGORY: HECTARE VALUES
| STOCKING DENSITY | GRAZING CATEGORY | HECTARE VALUE |
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| Up to and including 0.19 LU/ha | A | 0.167 |
| 0.2 to 0.39 LU/ha | B | 0.333 |
| 0.4 to 0.59 LU/ha | C | 0.667 |
| 0.6 or more LU/ha | D | 0.8 |
SCHEDULE 3 — RATES OF PAYMENT FOR LESS FAVOURED AREA SUPPORT
PART I — MORE DISADVANTAGED LAND
| FRAGILITY CATEGORY | RATE | RATE |
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| Scheme 2007 payment and Scheme 2008 payment | Scheme 2009 payment | |
| Very Fragile (Islands) | £51.70 | £61.52 |
| Fragile (Mainland) | £45.00 | £53.55 |
| Standard | £37.80 | £37.80 |
PART II — LESS DISADVANTAGED LAND
| FRAGILITY CATEGORY | RATE | RATE |
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| Scheme 2007 payment and Scheme 2008 payment | Scheme 2009 payment | |
| Very Fragile (Islands) | £45.65 | £54.32 |
| Fragile (Mainland) | £39.50 | £47.01 |
| Standard | £32.50 | £32.50 |
SCHEDULE 4 — FRAGILITY CATEGORIES
FRAGILITY MARKERS FOR PARISH CODE NUMBERS
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