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Regulation 3 Amendment of the Common Agricultural Policy (Direct Payments etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2015

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(1)

The Common Agricultural Policy (Direct Payments etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2015f1 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).

(2)

Omit regulation 17A.

(3)

In regulation 18—

(a)

in paragraph (1)—

(i)

for “and” in the first place it appears, substitute “,”,

(ii)

after “(j) (areas with nitrogen-fixing crops)”, insert “(n) (low input grassland), (o) (herb and legume-rich pastures), (p) (unharvested crops), and (q) (low density woodland planting)”,

(b)

in sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (3), for “1 metre”, substitute “3 metres”,

(c)

in sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (5), omit “and not harvested before 31st December of the same calendar year”,

(d)

in sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (5)—

(i)

for “2nd November” substitute “1st November”, and

(ii)

omit “and not harvested before 31st December of the same calendar year”.

(4)

In schedule 2 (ecological focus areas: further criteria)—

(a)

In Part 1 (crop species that may be used in a mixture of crop species for the purposes of Article 45(9) of the Direct Payments Delegated Regulation in relation to areas under green cover), after “Radish (Raphanus)” insert—

  • “Triticale (hybrid of wheat) (Triticum aestivum) and Rye (Secale cereale) (x Triticosecale)

  • Alsike clover (Trifolium hybridum)

  • Crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum)

  • Persian clover (Trifolium resupinatum)

  • Balansa clover (Trifolium michelianum)

  • Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)

  • Kale (Brassica oleracea)

  • Stubble turnip (Brassica rapa)

  • Forage rape (Brassica napus)

  • Beans”,

(b)

in Part 2 (Nitrogen-fixing crops for the purposes of Article 45(10) of the Direct Payments Delegated Regulation), after “Vetch (Vicia sativa)” insert—

  • “Alsike clover (Trifolium hybridum)

  • Berseem clover (Trifolium alexandrinum)

  • Sweet clover (Melilotus spp.)

  • Balansa clover (Trifolium michelianum)

  • Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum)”,

(c)

in Part 3 (additional conditions for the purposes of Article 45(10) of the Direct Payments Delegated Regulation)—

(i)

omit paragraph 1,

(ii)

in paragraph 2, for “1 metre”, substitute “3 metres”.

(5)

In Part 1 (voluntary coupled support - bovine animals) of schedule 3 (voluntary coupled support)—

(a)

in paragraph 1 (interpretation), in the definition of “Scheme year”, after “in” insert “respect of”,

(b)

in sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 2 (application for a scheme payment)—

(i)

omit “during a calendar year”,

(ii)

after “application” insert—

“by 14th January following the end of the calendar year to which the Scheme payment relates”;

(c)

in sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 2, for “during that Scheme year” substitute “made in accordance with sub-paragraph (1)”,

(d)

after paragraph 3 (eligible bovine animal), insert—

“Derogation for claims of ten calves or fewer

3A

Where an applicant claims ten or fewer calves in respect of a Scheme year, the requirements in paragraph 3(ba) do not apply to any such calves.”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

S.S.I. 2015/58 as relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2015/215, S.S.I. 2016/104, S.S.I. 2017/98 and S.S.I. 2024/380.