The Agricultural Subsidies (Appeals) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2003

Made5th June 2003

Laid before the Scottish Parliament6th June 2003

Coming into force1st July 2003

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 M1 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Agricultural Subsidies (Appeals) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st July 2003. .

Amendment of the Agricultural Subsidies (Appeals) (Scotland) Regulations 20002.

In regulation 4 (decisions amenable to review and appeal) of the Agricultural Subsidies (Appeals) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 M2, after paragraph (m) add–

“(n)
a decision by the Scottish Ministers to postpone, reduce or withhold any payment of grant under, or recover any payment under or terminate participation in, the SFGS Farmland Premium Scheme 2003 M3, in terms of paragraph 14 of that Scheme.”.

ALLAN WILSON

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

5th June 2003

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Agricultural Subsidies (Appeals) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (“the principal Regulations”) to add to the list of decisions amenable to review and appeal set out in regulation 4 of the principal Regulations, certain decisions made under provisions of the SFGS Farmland Premium Scheme 2003 (regulation 2). That scheme is funded in part from European Community Funds.