Title, commencement and application
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Tir Gofal and Organic Farming (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 4 December 1999.
(2) These Regulations shall apply to Wales.
Amendment of the Land in Care Scheme (Tir Gofal) (Wales) Regulations 1999
2.—(1) The Land in Care Scheme (Tir Gofal) (Wales) Regulation 1999(1) shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.
(2) After sub-paragraph (e) of paragraph (4) of regulation 3 there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—
“(f)may include such other provision that may be agreed between the Countryside Council and the other party.”.
(3) In sub-paragraph (d) of paragraph (4) of regulation 3 the word “and” after the semicolon shall be deleted and in sub-paragraph (e) of the same paragraph the words “activity; and” shall be substituted for “activity.”.
(4) After regulation 9 there shall be inserted the following regulation—
“Obligation to keep records
9A. A Tir Gofal agreement holder shall keep for the duration of the Tir Gofal agreement any correspondence or other records relating to any management activity specified in Schedules 2 and 3 and any capital activity specified in Schedule 4.”.
(5) In paragraph (b) of regulation 5, “regulations 7 and 8” shall be replaced with “regulations 7, 8, 9A and 10”.
Amendment of the Organic Farming (Wales) Regulations 1999
3.—(1) The Organic Farming (Wales) Regulations 1999(2) shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.
(2) Sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) in paragraph (1) of regulation 6 shall be replaced with the following sub-paragraphs—
“(a)a certificate of registration has been given by the inspection authority in respect of the first organic parcel; and
(b)the applicant makes a declaration that the inspection authority has approved a plan relating to the whole of the organic unit comprising the organic parcel to which the application relates.”.
(3) After regulation 6 there shall be inserted the following regulation—
“Closing date for accepting applications for aid
6A.—(1) The Assembly shall not accept an application for aid under these Regulations unless such application has been received by it before 4th December 1999.”.
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998(3)
Dafydd Elis Thomas
The Presiding Officer
2 December 1999