1. These Regulations may be cited as the Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 18th March 2004.
2.—(1) The Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2004(1) are amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.
(2) For regulation 14(3)(e), substitute–
“(e)inspect and verify that the applicant has complied with the environmental controls set out in Schedule 3 and with usual good farming practices.”.
(3) For regulation 18, substitute–
“18. Schedule 8 applies to agency arrangements and to cross-border holdings.”.
(4) In Part I of Schedule 2, for item 8 substitute–
“8. The Plant Protection Products (Scotland) Regulations 2003(2).”.
(5) For Schedule 9, substitute the Schedule contained in the Schedule to these Regulations.
ALLAN WILSON
Authorised to sign on behalf of the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
15th March 2004