Explanatory Notes

Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Act 2020

2020 asp 17

1 October 2020

Commentary on Provisions

Part 1 – Retained EU law

Section 7 – Power to simplify or improve CAP legislation on aid for fruit and vegetable producer organisations

119.This section provides for the Scottish Ministers to be able, by regulations, to modify the CAP legislation governing aid for fruit and vegetable producer organisations, as specified in subsection (3).

120.Subsection (2) provides that the power in subsection (1) may only be used to make such modifications which the Scottish Ministers consider would simplify or improve the operation of provisions of that legislation.

121.The Scottish Ministers are able to decide whether regulations made under this section are to be subject to the negative or affirmative procedure (see paragraph 104 in that respect).