The Rural Support (Controls) (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Regulations 2021

Approved by the Scottish Parliament

Madeat 11.00 a.m. on 11th February 2021

Laid before the Scottish Parliamentat 2.00 p.m. on 11th February 2021

Coming into force31st March 2021

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 75(3) of Regulation (EU) No. 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy1, and all other powers enabling them to do so.

The Scottish Ministers consider that these Regulations are both necessary and justifiable in order to resolve specific problems in relation to the application of Article 75 of Regulation (EU) No. 1306/2013 during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. These regulations allow for derogation from paragraph 2 of that Article only to the extent, and for such a period, as is strictly necessary.