http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2011/85/introduction/madeThe Rural Development Contracts (Land Managers Options) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2011Rural developmentLand managementEuropean UnionCommon Agricultural PolicyenKing's Printer for Scotland2024-04-12AGRICULTURE These Regulations amend the Rural Development Contracts (Land Managers Options) (Scotland) Regulations 2008 (S.S.I. 2008/159) (“the 2008 Regulations”) which introduce measures to supplement Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (O.J. L277, 21.10.2005, p.1) (“the Council Regulation”) and the detailed rules for the application of the Council Regulation. 2011 No. 85 Agriculture The Rural Development Contracts (Land Managers Options) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2011 Made 10th February 2011 Laid before the Scottish Parliament 14th February 2011 Coming into force 15th March 2011

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

 These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in that section and it appears to the Scottish Ministers that it is expedient for references in these Regulations to Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 to be construed as references to that Regulation as amended from time to time. 1972 c.68. Section2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46) (“the 1998 Act”), Schedule8, paragraph15(3) (which was amended by section 27(4) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) (“the 2006 Act”)). Section2(2) was also amended by section27(1)(a) of the 2006 Act and by the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7) (“the 2008 Act”), Schedule, Part 1. The functions conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section2(2), insofar as within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section53 of the 1998 Act. Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by the 2006 Act, section 28 and was amended by the 2008 Act, Schedule, Part 1. O.J. L 189, 20.7.2007, p.1. This Regulation has been amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 967/2008 (O.J. L 264, 3.10.2008, p.1).