The Farm and Conservation Grant Regulations 1991

Amendment of the 1989 Regulations

20.—(1) The 1989 Regulations shall be amended—

(a) in regulation 2(1) thereof (interpretation)—

(i) by substituting for the definition of “designated maps” the following definition:

• ““designated maps” means—

  (a)

  in relation to England, the 3 volumes of maps numbered 1 to 3, each such volume being marked “volume of maps of less-favoured farming areas in England” and with the number of the volume, dated 20th May 1991, signed and sealed by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and deposited at the offices of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food at Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR;

  (b)

  in relation to Wales, the 2 volumes of maps numbered 1 and 2, both volumes being marked “volume of maps of less-favoured farming areas in Wales” and with the number of the volume, dated 20th May 1991, signed by the Secretary of State for Wales and deposited at the offices of the Welsh Office Agriculture Department at Trawsgoed, Aberystwyth, Dyfed SY23 4HT;

  (c)

  in relation to Scotland, the 4 maps numbered 1 to 4, each such map being marked “map of less-favoured farming areas in Scotland” and with the number of the map, dated 15th May 1991, signed by the Secretary of State for Scotland and deposited at the offices of the Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department at Pentland House, 47 Robb’s Loan, Edinburgh EH14 1TW;”, and

(ii) by substituting for sub-paragraph (a) of the definition of “less-favoured area” the following sub-paragraph:

“(a) which is situated in an area included in the list of less-favoured farming areas adopted by the Council or the Commission of the European Communities under Article 2(2) of Council Directive 75/268/EEC(1) on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas, as amended by Council Directive 80/666/EEC(2), which list is contained in Council Directive 84/169/EEC(3), as amended by Commission Decision 91/25/EEC(4), and”;

(b) in regulation 6(3) thereof (restrictions on approval of improvement plans)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (e), by substituting for the figure “£74,000” the figure “£85,000”, and

(ii) in sub-paragraph (g), by substituting for the figure “£35,000” the figure “£42,500”;

(c) in regulation 7 thereof (closing date for submission of improvement plans) by substituting for the words from “31st December 1994” to the end of the regulation the date “17th July 1991”.

(2) Paragraph (1)(a) above shall not apply—

(a) in relation to any claim for grant under the 1989 Regulations which is received by the appropriate Minister before the date of coming into force of these Regulations, or

(b) in relation to any claim for grant under the 1989 Regulations towards expenditure incurred before 18th December 1990,

and that paragraph shall not affect the operation of the 1989 Regulations in relation to any such claim for grant.

(3) Paragraph (1)(b) above shall not apply in relation to a request for the variation of an improvement plan approved under the 1989 Regulations which is received by the appropriate Minister before the date of coming into force of these Regulations, and that paragraph shall not affect the operation of the 1989 Regulations in relation to any such request.

(1)

OJ No. L128, 19.5.75, p. 1.

(2)

OJ No. L180, 14.7.80, p. 34.

(3)

OJ No. L82, 26.3.84, p. 67.

(4)

OJ No. L16, 22.1.91, p. 25.