The Highland and Islands Agricultural Processing and Marketing Grants Etc. (Scotland) Regulations 2001

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations–

“approved expenditure” means the costs of an investment or project which the Scottish Ministers have approved for the purpose of calculating grant under these Regulations;

“authorised person” means a person appointed by the Scottish Ministers for the purpose of enforcement of these Regulations;

“Commission Regulation” means Commission Regulation (EC) No 1750/1999 of 23rd July 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF)(1);

“Community legislation” means–

(a)

Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999;

(b)

Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21st June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds(2); and

(c)

the Commission Regulation;

“Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 1257/1999 of 17th May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain Regulations(3);

“grant” means a payment under these Regulations, which may include a payment from the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund payable under the Community legislation;

“Highland and Islands area” means that part of Scotland comprising–

(a)

the area of the Argyll and Bute Council, excluding the Parishes of Arrochar, Rhu, Roseneath, Cardross and Luss;

(b)

the area of the Highland Council;

(c)

the area of the Orkney Islands Council;

(d)

the area of the Shetland Islands Council;

(e)

the area of the Western Isles Council;

(f)

in the area of the North Ayrshire Council, the islands of Arran, Great Cumbrae and Little Cumbrae; and

(g)

in the area of the Moray Council, the Parishes of Aberlour, Cabrach, Dallas, Dyke, Edinkillie, Forres, Inveravon, Kinloss, Kirkmichael, Knockando, Mortlach, Rafford and Rothes; and

“quality agricultural products” means products covered from time to time by Annex I to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, except fishery products, which in the opinion of the Scottish Ministers are above average quality.

(2) A reference in these Regulations to anything done in writing or produced in written form includes a reference to an electronic communication, as defined in the Electronic Communications Act 2000(4), which has been recorded and is consequently capable of being reproduced.

(3) References in these Regulations to a numbered regulation, or to a numbered Schedule, shall be construed as a reference to the regulation so numbered in, or to a Schedule so numbered to, these Regulations.

(1)

O.J. No. L 214, 13.8.99, p.31, as corrected by Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1750/1999 (O.J. No. L 37, 30.12.99, p.75), and amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2075/2000 (O.J. No. L 246, 30.9.00 p.46).

(2)

O.J. No. L 161, 26.6.99, p.1.

(3)

O.J. No. L 160, 26.9.99, p.80.

(4)

2000 c. 7.