The Common Agricultural Policy Schemes (Cross-Compliance) (Scotland) Regulations 2011

Made: 22nd November 2011

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 24th November 2011

Coming into force: 1st January 2012

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Citation, commencement and extent

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Interpretation

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Designation

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Good agricultural and environmental condition

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Permanent pasture

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Competent control authority

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Powers of authorised persons

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Assistance to authorised persons

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Offences and penalties

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Offences by bodies corporate, etc.

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Amendment of the Rural Payments (Appeals) (Scotland) Regulations 2009

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Revocation

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SCHEDULE — GOOD AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION

PART I — Protection of soil from erosion

Minimum soil cover

Winter soil cover and final seedbeds

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Minimum land management reflecting site-specific conditions

Wind erosion

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Capping

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Watercourses, watering points and feeding areas

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Field drains

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Muirburning

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PART II — Practices to maintain soil organic matter levels

Standards for crop rotations where applicable

Arable break crops or the application of organic materials

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Arable stubble management

Incorporation of livestock manures

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PART III — Maintenance of soil structure

Appropriate machinery use

Machinery use for planting or sowing

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PART IV — Minimum level of maintenance and prevention of deterioration of habitats

Minimum livestock stocking rates and appropriate regimes

Undergrazing

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Overgrazing

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Protection of permanent pasture

Pasture land of environmental or archaeological value

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Works on rough grazings and other semi-natural areas

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Pesticides, lime and fertiliser on rough grazings and other semi-natural areas

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Retention of landscape features

Boundary features

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Landscape features

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Protected historic environment

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Avoiding the encroachment of unwanted vegetation on agricultural land

Encroachment of vegetation

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PART V — Protection and management of water

Protect water against pollution and run-off, and manage the use of water

Water abstraction

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Establishment of buffer strips along water courses

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Signed

RICHARD LOCHHEAD — A member of the Scottish Executive — 2011-11-22

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46) (“the 1998 Act”), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3) (which was amended by section 27(4) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) (“the 2006 Act”)). Section2(2) was also amended by section 27(1)(a) of the 2006 Act and by the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7) (“the 2008 Act”), section 3(3) and Schedule, Part 1. The functions conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2), insofar as within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the 1998 Act. Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the 2006 Act and was amended by the 2008 Act, Schedule, Part 1.

[^f00002]: OJL316, 2.12.2009, p.65, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 173/2011 (OJL49, 24.2.2011, p.16).

[^f00003]: OJ L 30, 31.1.2009, p.16, as last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No785/2011 (OJ L203, 6.8.2011, p.10).

[^f00004]: OJ L277, 21.10.2005, p.1, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No473/2009 (OJL144, 9.6.2009, p.3).

[^f00005]: S.S.I.2006/582, amended by S.S.I.2006/614,2008/202 and 2010/460.

[^f00006]: 2000 c.7, relevantly amended by paragraph 158 of Schedule 17 to the Communications Act 2003 (c.21).

[^f00007]: 1995 c.25.

[^f00008]: 1991 c.28; section 1 was amended by the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), schedule 1, paragraph 2(b).

[^f00009]: 2004 asp6.

[^f00010]: S.S.I.2009/376, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00017]: Published in 2011 by the Scottish Government and available from the Scottish Government Rural Directorate, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh EH66QQ.

[^f00018]: OJL277, 21.10.2005, p.1, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No473/2009, (OJL144, 9.6.2009, p.3).

[^f00019]: S.I.1994/2716, relevantly amended by S.S.I.2007/80.

[^f00020]: 1959 c.54.

[^f00021]: S.I.1986/1510, as amended by S.I.1997/188, S.I.2001/880 and S.I.2011/2131.

[^f00023]: 1979 c.46.

[^f00024]: Certain works (including agricultural, horticultural and forestry works) have scheduled monument consent by virtue of the Ancient Monuments (Class Consents) (Scotland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1507).

[^f00025]: 1997 c.9.

[^f00026]: S.S.I.2008/432 as relevantly amended by S.S.I.2011/377.

[^f00027]: S.S.I. 2011/209.

[^f00028]: 2003 asp3, amended by S.S.I.2005/348.

Editorial notes

[^key-72e7aad59b74a896ffa7dfc7dc793ad3]: Regulations revoked (1.1.2015) by The Common Agricultural Policy (Cross-Compliance) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (S.S.I. 2014/325), regs. 1(1), 10(1) (with reg. 10(2)(3))

Protection of groundwater

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