The Crofting Counties Agricultural Grants (Scotland) Amendment Scheme 2011

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2011 No. 262

Crofters, Cottars And Small Landholders

The Crofting Counties Agricultural Grants (Scotland) Amendment Scheme 2011

Made

31st May 2011

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

2nd June 2011

Coming into force

1st July 2011

The Scottish Ministers make the following Scheme in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

This Scheme makes provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of that Act, and it appears to the Scottish Ministers that it is expedient for references in this Scheme and the Scheme it is varying to the Commission Regulation (EU) No 65/2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, as regards the implementation of control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of rural development support measures(2) to be construed as references to that Regulation as amended from time to time.

(1)

1972 c.68 (“the 1972 Act”). Section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46) (“the 1998 Act”), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3) (which was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) (“the 2006 Act”), section 27(4)). Section 2(2) was also amended by the 2006 Act, section 27(1)(a) and by the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7) (“the 2008 Act”), Schedule, Part 1. Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by the 2006 Act, section 28 and was amended by the 2008 Act, Schedule, Part 1. The functions conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under the 1972 Act, section 2(2), insofar as within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of the 1998 Act, section 53.

(2)

O.J. L 25, 28.1.2011, p.8.