2001 No. 321

AGRICULTUREHORTICULTURE

The Farm and Conservation Grant Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2001

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19721 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and extent1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Farm and Conservation Grant Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 30th October 2001.

2

These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

Amendment of the Farm and Conservation Grant Regulations 19912

Regulation 6(5)(b) (six year limitation on the incurring of expenditure) of the Farm and Conservation Grant Regulations 19912 shall be omitted.

ROSS FINNIEA member of the Scottish ExecutiveSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make a minor amendment to the Farm and Conservation Grant Regulations 1991 as a consequence of the necessary restrictions in place as a result of Foot-and-Mouth disease, which has meant that certain farmers have not been able to complete projects grant assisted under the scheme in the time scales specified in the particular grant approval.

The Scottish Ministers have agreed to delay the dates for completion of such projects in the south of Scotland in circumstances where they are satisfied that such projects were unable to be completed on time as a direct consequence of the Foot-and-Mouth disease restrictions.

In order to allow for this, the time limitation contained in regulation 6(5)(b) of the Farm and Conservation Grant Regulations 1991 for the incurring of expenditure requires to be lifted.