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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/direct-payments-crop-diversification-derogation-scotland-regulations-2020/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2020/135",
  "legislation_title": "The Direct Payments (Crop Diversification Derogation) (Scotland) Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/direct-payments-crop-diversification-derogation-scotland-regulations-2020",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Agriculture\nApproved by the Scottish ParliamentMade 28th April 2020\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 29th April 2020\nComing into force 1st May 2020\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 69(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 637/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nThe Scottish Ministers are of the opinion that, in order to resolve problems caused by the extreme weather conditions experienced across Scotland in recent months, it is both necessary and justifiable in an emergency to derogate from the specified provisions of that Regulation, and that the derogation applies to the extent and for such period as are strictly necessary.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 (“the Direct Payments Regulation”) was incorporated into domestic law by the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 (c.2). Article 69(1) was substituted by regulation 7(2)(a) of S.I. 2020/91. The term “appropriate authority” in relation to Scotland means the Scottish Ministers as per Article 4(1)(s), as read with Article 4(1)(r), of the Direct Payments Regulation. Article 4(1)(r) and (s) was inserted by regulation 3(4)(h) of S.I. 2020/91."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2020/135/introduction",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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