The Rural Payments (Appeals) (Scotland) Regulations 2009

Application, consequential amendments, savings and revocations

11.—(1) Nothing in these Regulations has effect in relation to any relevant decision in respect of which the date of the decision letter is before 20th November 2009.

(2) In each of—

(a) regulation 20(2) of the Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2001(1);

(b) regulation 18(2) of the Rural Stewardship Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2001(2);

(c) regulation 22(2) of the Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2002(3);

(d) regulation 24(2) of the Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2003(4); and

(e) regulation 25(2) of the Organic Aid (Scotland) Regulations 2004(5),

for “Agricultural Subsidies (Appeals) (Scotland) Regulations 2004”, substitute “the Rural Payments (Appeals) (Scotland) Regulations 2009”.

(3) The 2004 Regulations, as in force immediately before 20th November 2009, continue to apply and have effect in relation to any review or appeal that may be made in relation to—

(a) a decision specified in regulation 4 of those Regulations; or

(b) a decision issued following such a review,

where the relevant decision specified in regulation 4 was contained in a letter dated before the 20th November 2009.

(4) Subject to paragraph (3), the 2004 Regulations and the Agricultural Subsidies (Appeals) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2005(6) are hereby revoked.

(1)

S.S.I. 2001/50 revoked by S.S.I. 2002/139 subject to savings specified in regulation 26.

(2)

S.S.I. 2001/300 as amended by S.S.I. 2003/177, 2004, 381 and 2005/620.

(3)

S.S.I. 2002/139 revoked by S.S.I. 2003/129 subject to savings specified in regulation 28.

(4)

S.S.I. 2003/129 revoked by S.S.I. 2004/70 subject to savings specified in regulation 27.

(5)

S.S.I. 2004/143 as amended by S.S.I. 2004/174, 381 and 2005/619.

(6)

S.S.I. 2005/117.