The Farm Woodland Premium Schemes (Amendment) (England) Scheme 2005

Draft Scheme laid before Parliament under section 2(4) of the Farm Land and Rural Development Act 1988, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Draft Statutory Instruments

2005 No.

AGRICULTURE, ENGLAND

The Farm Woodland Premium Schemes (Amendment) (England) Scheme 2005

Made

Coming into force in accordance with paragraph 1

The Secretary of State makes the following Scheme in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the Farm Land and Rural Development Act 1988(1) and now vested in her(2).

In accordance with section 2 of that Act the Scheme is made with the approval of the Treasury.

In accordance with section 2(4) of that Act a draft of this instrument was laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

(1)

1988 c. 16. The expression “the appropriate authority” upon whom the powers of section 2 are conferred is defined in section 2(6) and 1(5) of that Act and is to be read with the definition of “the appropriate Minister” in those sections.

(2)

The functions of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (which related only to England) were transferred to the Secretary of State by virtue of article 2(2) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/794).