Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024

22 Power to simplify, improve or update relevant CAP legislation

(1) The Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Act 2020 is modified as follows.

(2) In section 1 (defined terms), in subsection (2)—

(a) in the opening words, for “main” substitute “relevant”,

(b) after paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba) the CMO Regulation,”.

(3) In section 2 (power to simplify or improve CAP legislation)—

(a) in subsection (1), for “the main” substitute “or restate, to any extent, the relevant”,

(b) in subsection (2)—

(i) the words from “that” to “legislation” become paragraph (a),

(ii) after that paragraph insert—

“(b) that they consider appropriate to take account of—

(i) changes in technology, or

(ii) developments in scientific understanding.”,

(c) after subsection (2) insert—

“(2A) A restatement under subsection (1) may make any change to the legislation that the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate—

(a) for the purposes of—

(i) resolving ambiguity,

(ii) removing doubt or an anomaly,

(iii) facilitating improvements in the clarity or accessibility of the law (including by omitting anything which is legally unnecessary),

(b) to take account of—

(i) changes in technology, or

(ii) developments in scientific understanding.

(2B) A restatement under subsection (1) may use words or concepts that are different from those used in the provision being restated.”.

(4) The section title of section 2 becomes “Power to simplify, improve or update relevant CAP legislation”.