Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Act 2020

1. Introduction

2. Background

   1. Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)

   2. Pillar 1

      1. Direct payments

      2. Eligibility for BPS

      3. The Young Farmers’ Scheme

      4. Greening

      5. Voluntary Coupled Support (VCS)

      6. Payments and reductions

      7. Cross-compliance rules, inspections and penalties

      8. Common Organisation of Markets (CMO)

      9. Market disturbance

      10. Market intervention

      11. Aid in the fruit and vegetable sector

      12. Marketing standards and carcass classification

      13. The EU Food Promotion Scheme

   3. Pillar 2

      1. Rural Development

      2. Financing of the CAP

      3. CAP reforms

      4. Exiting the European Union

3. Overview of the Act

   1. Part 1 – Retained EU law

   2. Part 2 – Collection and processing of data

   3. Part 3 – General

4. Commentary on Provisions

   1. Part 1 – Retained EU law

      1. Section 1 – Defined terms

      2. Section 2 – Power to simplify or improve CAP legislation

      3. Section 3 – Power to provide for the operation of CAP legislation beyond 2020

      4. Section 4 – Power to modify financial provision in CAP legislation

      5. Section 5 – Duration of the powers under sections 2, 3 and 4

      6. Section 6 – Power to modify CAP legislation on public intervention and private storage aid

      7. Section 7 – Power to simplify or improve CAP legislation on aid for fruit and vegetable producer organisations

      8. Section 8 – Power to revoke the EU Food Promotion Scheme

      9. Section 9 – Marketing standards

      10. Section 10 – Marketing standards: agricultural products

      11. Section 11 – Carcass classification

      12. Section 12 – Marketing standards and carcass classification: consequential amendments and savings

   2. Part 2 – Collection and processing of data

      1. Section 13 – Defined terms

      2. Section 14 – Agri-food supply chains: requirement to provide information

      3. Section 15 – Agricultural activity: requirement to provide information

      4. Section 16 – Provision of information etc.

      5. Section 17 – Purposes for which information may be required and processed

      6. Section 18 – Limitations on the processing of required information

      7. Section 19 – Enforcement of information requirements

      8. Section 20 – Consequential repeals

   3. Part 3 – General

      1. Section 21 – Regulations: supplementary

      2. Section 22 – Requirement for new Scottish agricultural policy

      3. Section 23 – Ancillary provision

      4. Section 24 – Interpretation and effect

      5. Section 25 – Crown application

      6. Section 26 – Commencement

      7. Section 27 – Short title

   4. Schedule – Modifications of the CMO Regulation

5. Parliamentary History