# The Arable Area Payments (Amendment) Regulations 1997, Regulation 4: Amendment of the principal Regulations


In regulation 2 (interpretation)—
(a) in paragraph (1)—
(i) after the definition of “Commission Regulation 334/93” the following definitions shall be inserted—
““Commission Regulation 1586/97” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1586/97 laying down detailed implementing rules for the use of set-aside land for the provision of materials for the manufacture within the Community of products not primarily intended for human or animal consumption;
“Commission Regulation 334/93 or Commission 1586/97, as the case may be” means—
(i) in relation to contracts entered into before 10th August 1997, Commission Regulation 334/97; and
(ii) in relation to contracts entered into on or after 10th August 1997, Commission Regulation 1586/97;”;
(ii) after the words “Commission Regulation 334/93” in the definitions of “land set aside for non-food purposes”, “set aside” and “specified raw materials”, there shall be inserted the words “or Commission Regulation 1586/97, as the case may be”;
(iii) for the definition “organic waste” there shall be substituted the following definition—
““organic waste” means—
(a) in relation to the application of organic waste to environmental transferred set-aside land, waste material produced by any work carried out for the maintenance of a tree, hedge, stream or ditch; and
(b) in relation to the application of organic waste to any other set-aside land, waste material produced by or from animals or plants as a by-product of agricultural production, including animal bedding;”;
(iv) in the definition of “set-aside requirement”, after the words “Article 2(5)” there shall be inserted the word “of”;
(v) the definition of “shallow cultivate” shall be deleted; and
(b) in paragraph (3), for the words “these Regulations”, where they appear for the second time, there shall be substituted the words “the Arable Area Payments (Amendment) Regulations 1997”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/2969/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/arable-area-payments-amendment-regulations-1997/regulation-4
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