The Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2003
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Citation, commencement and application
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Interpretation
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Applications for payment of less favoured area support
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Eligibility for payment of less favoured area support
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Payment of less favoured area support
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Eligible land
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Transfer of a holding
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Amount of less favoured area support
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Determination of Payable Area
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Stocking density outwith maximum and minimum parameters
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Enterprise mix
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Rate of Payment of Less Favoured Area Support
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Transitional payments
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Minimum Payments
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Powers of authorised persons
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Assistance to authorised persons
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Withholding or recovery of less favoured area support
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Rate of interest
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Cross-border holdings
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Offences
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Penalties
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Time limit for prosecutions
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Offences by bodies corporate
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Appeal against decision to withhold or recover payment of less favoured area support
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Appeal against decision as to eligibility of holding
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Review
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Amendment of the Agricultural Subsidies (Appeals) (Scotland) Regulations 2000
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Revocation and savings provisions
SCHEDULE 1
LIVESTOCK UNITS AND STOCKING DENSITY
PART I
CALCULATION OF LIVESTOCK UNITS (“LU”)
PART II
CALCULATION OF STOCKING DENSITY
SCHEDULE 2
USUAL GOOD FARMING PRACTICES
PART I
ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION
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Water pollution
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The Control of Pollution (Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil...
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The Groundwater Regulations 1998 .
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Air pollution
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The Hill Farming Act 1946 .
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Fertilisers and Pesticides
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Part III of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985...
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The Plant Protection Products Regulations 1995 .
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Designated sites
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The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 .
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The Conservation (Natural Habitats etc.) Regulations 1994 .
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The Ancient Monuments (Class Consents) (Scotland) Order 1996 .
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Forestry Management
PART II
VERIFIABLE STANDARDS
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Any farmer who constructs a new silage or storage facility...
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Where it is proposed to dispose of sheep dip on...
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Trimming of hedgerows must not be carried out between 1st...
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Removal or destruction of any hedges, stone walls or other...
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Any farmer who intends to undertake any operation which is...
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Livestock shall be managed in such a way as to...
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Unsuitable supplementary feeding methods shall be avoided.
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Undergrazing shall be avoided.
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In paragraph 8, “ Undergrazing ” has the meaning of...
SCHEDULE 3
GRAZING CATEGORY: HECTARE VALUES
SCHEDULE 4
ENTERPRISE MIX
SCHEDULE 5
RATES OF PAYMENT FOR LESS FAVOURED AREA SUPPORT
SCHEDULE 6
FRAGILITY CATEGORIES
FRAGILITY MARKERS FOR PARISH CODE NUMBERS
SCHEDULE 7
AGENCY AND CROSS BORDER HOLDINGS
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Agency arrangements
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The Scottish Ministers may also agree to exercise functions on...
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Any such arrangement shall be in writing and be signed...
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Set off
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Calculation of payments in respect of cross border holdings
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Whether the eligible agricultural activity undertaken on the eligible land...
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For cross-border holdings where the applicant has submitted a declaration...
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Applicants in respect of cross border holdings are required to...
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All conditions applying to applicants in respect of holdings lying...
2003 No. 129

AGRICULTURE

The Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2003
Made
3rd March 2003
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
4th March 2003
Coming into force
25th March 2003
The Scottish Ministers in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972
and of all powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:
1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3). The function conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, insofar as within devolved competence, was transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998.
Regulations revoked in part (18.3.2004) by The Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. 2004/70), reg. 27 (with reg. 1(2))