Scottish Statutory Instruments

2003 No. 302

AGRICULTURE

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

Made

5th June 2003

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

6th June 2003

Coming into force

1st 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:

Marginal Citations

M11972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3). The functions conferred on a Minister of the Crown by section 2(2) were transferred, so far as within devolved competence, to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998.

Citation and commencementS

1.  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 2000S

2.  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..

Marginal Citations

M2S.S.I. 2000/347, as amended by S.S.I. 2001/50, 226 and 300, 2002/139 and 228 and 2003/129.

ALLAN WILSON

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

5th June 2003

Explanatory Note

(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.