The Crofting Counties Agricultural Grants (Scotland) Amendment Scheme 2011

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Scheme)

The Crofting Counties Agricultural Grants (Scotland) Scheme 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/24) (“the 2006 Scheme”) enables the Scottish Ministers to make grants to crofters and certain occupiers and tenants of land in the crofting counties—

(a) in respect of specified operations carried out by them for the purpose of aiding and developing agricultural production on crofts or holdings (Part 2 of, and the Schedule to, the 2006 Scheme); and

(b) in respect of contributions made by them under such agreements as are referred to in section 47 of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 towards the expenses of providing cattle grids (Part 3 of the 2006 Scheme).

This Scheme amends the 2006 Scheme by replacing the references to Article 31(1) and (2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1975/2006 in paragraph 6(4) and (5) with references to Article 30(1) and (2) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 65/2011 (O.J. No. L 25, 28.1.2011, p.8), laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, as regards the implementation of control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of rural development support measures, which revoked and replaced Commission Regulation (EC) No 1975/2006 (O.J. L 368, 23.12.2006, p.74).