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  "legislation": "ssi/2001/220",
  "legislation_title": "The Agricultural Processing and Marketing Grants (Scotland) Regulations 2001",
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  "path": "regulation/2",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these Regulations–\n“approved expenditure” means the costs of an investment or project which the Scottish Ministers have approved for the purpose of calculating grant under these Regulations;\n“authorised person” means a person appointed by the Scottish Ministers for the purpose of enforcement of these Regulations;\n“Commission Regulation” means Commission Regulation (EC) No 1750/1999 of 23rd July 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF);\n“Community legislation” means–\n(a) Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999;\n(b) Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21st June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds; and\n(c) the Commission Regulation;\n“Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 1257/1999 of 17th May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain Regulations;\n“grant” means a payment under these Regulations, which may include a payment from the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund payable under the Community legislation;\n“Highland and Islands area” means that part of Scotland comprising–\n(a) the area of the Argyll and Bute Council, other than the Parishes of Arrochar, Rhu, Roseneath, Cardross and Luss;\n(b) the area of the Highland Council;\n(c) the area of the Orkney Islands Council;\n(d) the area of the Shetland Islands Council;\n(e) the area of the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar;\n(f) in the area of the North Ayrshire Council, the islands of Arran, Great Cumbrae and Little Cumbrae; and\n(g) in the area of the Moray Council, the Parishes of Aberlour, Cabrach, Dallas, Dyke, Edinkillie, Forres, Inveravon, Kinloss, Kirkmichael, Knockando, Mortlach, Rafford and Rothes;\n“Lowlands area” means all of Scotland other than the Highland and Islands area; and\n“quality agricultural products” means products covered by Annex I to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, except fishery products which in the opinion of the Scottish Ministers are above average quality.\n(2) A reference in these Regulations to anything done in writing or produced in written form includes a reference to an electronic communication, as defined in the Electronic Communications Act 2000, which has been recorded and is consequently capable of being reproduced.\n(3) References in these Regulations to a numbered regulation shall be construed as a reference to the regulation so numbered in these Regulations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "O.J. No. L 214, 13.8.99, p.31, as corrected by Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1750/1999 (O.J. No. L 37, 30.12.99, p.75) and amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2075/2000 (O.J. No. L 246, 30.9.00 p.46)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "O.J. No. L 161, 26.6.99, p.1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "O.J. No. L 160, 26.9.99, p.80."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "2000 c. 7."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2001/220/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:46:16.764865+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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