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Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024

  • Explanatory Notes Table of contents

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All reference to 'Parts' and 'sections' are from the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024. For other versions of these Explanatory Notes, see More Resources.

  1. Introduction

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    Background and Context

    1. Background on the Common Agricultural policy

    2. Operation of the rules by the Scottish Government since leaving the EU

  3. The New Support Framework

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    The Act

    1. Key terminology

    2. Part 1: Objectives and Planning

      1. Section 1 – Overarching objectives of agricultural policy

      2. Section 2 – Rural support plan

      3. Section 3 – Rural support plan: matters to be considered

      4. Section 4 – Rural support plan: engagement

      5. Section 5 – Reports on rural support plan

    3. Part 2: Support for agriculture, rural development and related matters

      1. Section 6 and schedule 1 - Power to provide support and purposes of support

      2. Section 7 – Funding of third Party support

      3. Section 8 - Form of support and conditions

      4. Section 9 - Guidance

      5. Section 10 - Delegation

      6. Section 11 - Power to cap support and assistance

      7. Section 12 - Refusal or recovery of support where in the public interest

      8. Intervention in agricultural markets

        1. Section 13 - Exceptional market conditions: powers available to Scottish Ministers

        2. Section 14 - Declaration relating to exceptional market conditions

      9. Administrative matters, eligibility and enforcement

        1. Section 15 - Regulations about support

        2. Section 16 - Eligibility criteria for support

        3. Section 17 - Payment entitlements

        4. Section 18 - Checking, enforcing and monitoring support

        5. Section 19 - Publication of information about support

        6. Section 20 - Processing of information

        7. Section 21 – Monitoring and evaluation of schemes

    4. Part 3: Powers to modify existing legislation relating to support

      1. Section 22 - Power to simplify, improve or update relevant CAP legislation

      2. Section 23 - Power to continue or end the operation of relevant CAP legislation

      3. Section 24 - Power to modify financial provision in relevant CAP legislation

      4. Section 25 – Repeal of section 5 of ARELDS

      5. Section 26 - Public intervention and private storage aid

      6. Section 27 - Power to modify CAP legislation on aid for fruit and vegetable producer organisations

      7. Section 28 - Apiculture

    5. Part 4: Miscellaneous

      1. Section 29 - Code of Practice on Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture

      2. Section 30 - Continuing professional development

      3. Section 31 – Monitoring and evaluation of continuing professional development

      4. Section 32 - Prescribing and regulating means of identifying animals

      5. Section 33 – Food security statements

      6. Section 34 and schedule 2 - Repeals and minor modifications

    6. Part 5: Final provisions

      1. Section 35 - Regulations

      2. Section 36 - Ancillary provision

      3. Section 37 - Interpretation

      4. Section 38 - Commencement

      5. Section 39 - Short title

  5. Crown Application

  6. Parliamentary History

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