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The Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations 1993

S.I. 1993/70 · Made 18 January 1993

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AGRICULTURE

Made 18th January 1993

Laid before Parliament 18th January 1993

Coming into force 8th February 1993

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State, being Ministers designatedf1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f2 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Economic Community, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by the said section 2(2) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

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Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1972/1811.

f2

1972 c. 68.

Contents

  1. 1Title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allowances) Regulations 1992
  3. 3Amendment of the Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allowances) Regulations 1992
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Title, extent and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations 1993, shall apply to Great Britain, and shall come into force on 8th February 1993.

2Amendment of the Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allowances) Regulations 1992

The Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allowances) Regulations 1992f1 shall be amended in accordance with regulation 3 below.

3Amendment of the Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allowances) Regulations 1992

In regulation 3 (compensatory allowances)—

(a)

in paragraph (3)(b)(i), for the figure “£2.45”, there shall be substituted the figure “£2.86”;

(b)

in paragraph (4)(a), for the figure “£8.75”, there shall be substituted the figure “£6.50”; and

(c)

in paragraph (4)(b), wherever they appear, for the figures “£4.90” and “£2.45”, there shall be substituted “£3.60” and “£2.86” respectively.

Signature

In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on

John Selwyn Gummer

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

15th January 1993.

Hector Monro

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office

18th January 1993

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allowances) Regulations 1992 which comply with Council Directive 75/268/EEC (OJ No. L128, 19.5.75, p.1) on mountain and hill farming in certain less-favoured areas, and with articles 17 to 19 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2328/91 (OJ No. L218, 6.8.91, p.1) on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures.

The Regulations, which extend to Great Britain, lower the compensatory allowances payable per ewe in respect of ewes of approved breeds in specially qualified flocks and other ewes maintained on severely disadvantaged land (to £6.50 and £3.60 respectively), and raise the allowance payable per ewe in respect of ewes maintained on disadvantaged land (to £2.86) (regulation 3).