2001 No. 259

AGRICULTURE

The Farm Business Development (Scotland) Scheme 2001
Approved by the Scottish Parliament
Made
31st May 2001
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
31st May 2001
Coming into force
2nd July 2001
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 28 and 29 of the Agriculture Act 1970 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Scheme:
1970 c. 40. Section 28 was amended by section 22 of the Agriculture Act 1986 (c. 49) and section 29 was amended by section 10 of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1972 (c. 62), section 15 of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 (c. 55) and Schedule 1 to the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1986 (c. 12). Section 28 contains a definition of “the appropriate authority” and “the appropriate Minister”. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46). The requirement to obtain Treasury approval was removed by section 55 of that Act.