The Rural Stewardship Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2001

Breaches of undertakings etc.

12.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), where–

(a) any information furnished to the Scottish Ministers by the applicant or on the applicants behalf, is false or misleading in a material respect;

(b) the applicant is in breach of any of the terms of an undertaking;

(c) the applicant is in breach of any requirement to which the applicant is subject under these Regulations or under the Council Regulation or the Commission Regulation;

(d) the whole or any part of any sum paid or payable under an undertaking duplicates assistance provided or to be provided out of monies made available by–

(i) the European Community; or

(ii) under any statutory provision,

the Scottish Ministers may exercise any of the powers specified in regulation 14.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(d), a sum duplicates such assistance if it is, or would be, paid for any of the same purposes.

(3) Where–

(a) there is a change of occupation under regulation 10 and an applicant has transferred all or part of the land to which an undertaking relates to another person (“the successor”);

(b) the successor has, within three months of the date of the transfer, given notice to the Scottish Ministers to assume the undertaking in place of the applicant; and

(c) the Scottish Ministers have accepted that undertaking,

the applicant shall be released from their undertaking with effect from the date of the acceptance by the Scottish Ministers of the successor’s undertaking other than in respect of any breach or other matter occurring before the date last mentioned.