6Power to modify CAP legislation on public intervention and private storage aidS
(1)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations modify the legislation governing public intervention and aid for private storage.
[F1(2)The power conferred by subsection (1) includes the power to make provision for the purposes of—
(a)altering the operation of the legislation so far as it has effect in connection with exceptional market conditions which are the subject of a declaration under section 14 of the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024,
(b)securing that provisions of the legislation cease to have effect otherwise than in connection with exceptional market conditions which are the subject of such a declaration,
(c)altering the operation of provisions of the legislation otherwise than in connection with exceptional market conditions.]
(3)In this section, the “legislation governing public intervention and aid for private storage” means—
(a)Articles 8 to 21 of the CMO Regulation,
(b)the following so far as relating to public intervention or aid for private storage—
(i)Council Regulation (EU) No 1370/2013 of 16 December 2013 determining measures on fixing certain aids and refunds related to the common organisation of the markets in agricultural products,
(ii)Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1238 of 18 May 2016 supplementing the CMO Regulation with regard to public intervention and aid for private storage,
(iii)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1240 of 18 May 2016 laying down rules for the application of the CMO Regulation with regard to public intervention and aid for private storage,
(iv)Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1182 of 20 April 2017 supplementing the CMO Regulation as regards the Union scales for the classification of beef, pig and sheep carcasses and as regards the reporting of market prices of certain categories of carcasses and live animals.
[F2(3A)For the purposes of this section, a reference to exceptional market conditions which are the subject of a declaration under section 14 of the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024 includes a reference to circumstances which are the subject of measures under Articles 219, 220 and 221 of the CMO Regulation.]
(4)Regulations under this section are (if they have not been subject to the affirmative procedure) subject to the negative procedure.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 6(2) substituted (16.6.2025) by Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024 (asp 11), ss. 26(2)(a), 38(2); S.S.I. 2025/167, reg. 2(1)
F2S. 6(3A) inserted (16.6.2025) by Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024 (asp 11), ss. 26(2)(b), 38(2); S.S.I. 2025/167, reg. 2(1)
Commencement Information
I1S. 6 in force at 1.1.2021 by S.S.I. 2020/373, reg. 2(2)(a)