The SFGS Farmland Premium Scheme 2003

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2003 No. 209

AGRICULTURE

The SFGS Farmland Premium Scheme 2003

Made

19th March 2003

Coming into force in accordance with paragraph 1

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the Farm Land and Rural Development Act 1988(1) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Scheme, a draft of which has, in accordance with section 2(4) of that Act, been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament:

(1)

1988 c. 16. The expression the “appropriate authority” upon whom the powers of section 2 are conferred is defined in section 2(6) and 1(5) of the Farm Land and Rural Development Act 1988 and is to be read with the definition of the “appropriate Minister” in those sections. In relation to Scotland the definition of “the appropriate authority” was modified by section 1(6), which was inserted by the Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) (No. 2) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1820 “the 1999 Order”), Schedule 2, paragraph 88(2). Section 2 was amended, in relation to Scotland, by section 3(2) of the Crofter Forestry (Scotland) Act 1991 (c. 18) and the 1999 Order, Schedule 2, paragraph 88(3). 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 consent was removed by section 55 of that Act.