{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/land-management-contracts-menu-scheme-scotland-amendment-regulations-2006/regulation-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/land-management-contracts-menu-scheme-scotland-amendment-regulations-2006/regulation-4.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2006/213",
  "legislation_title": "The Land Management Contracts (Menu Scheme) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/land-management-contracts-menu-scheme-scotland-amendment-regulations-2006",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Amendment of Schedule 1",
  "text": "In Schedule 1 (menu option activities, eligibility conditions and rates of payment)–\n(a) in option 2 (membership of quality assurance and organic schemes) in column 2 (activities and eligibility conditions)–\n(i) in paragraph (a) for “2006” substitute “ in the scheme year ”; and\n(ii) in paragraph (b) for “2005 and 16th January 2006” substitute “ and 16th January in the scheme year ”;\n(b) in option 3 (training) in column 2 in paragraph (a) omit “in a secondary school, Further Education College or Higher Education establishment”;\n(c) in option 4 (farm and woodland visits) in column 2 in paragraph (1) for “woodland manager” substitute “ representative of the business ”;\n(d) in option 5 (off farm and woodland talks) in column 2 in paragraph (1) between “An applicant is eligible for payment under this Menu Option if the applicant” and “conducts” insert “ or representative of the business ”;\n(e) in option 7 (management of linear features: hedgerows and hedgerow trees; ditches; and dykes) in column 2–\n(i) in paragraph (3)(ii)(a) (ditches) after “ditches” where it first appears insert “ at least once within the 5 year period but ”;\n(ii) in paragraph (3)(iii)(a) (dykes) for “drystone walls; and” substitute “ drystane dykes; ”;\n(iii) in paragraph (3)(iii)(b) for “wall” substitute “ dyke ”; and\n(iv) at the end of paragraph (3)(iii)(b) insert–\n“; and\n(c) drystane dykes should be maintained with material traditional to the locality and to a standard and style normally found there”;\n(f) in option 8 (management of moorland grazing) in column 2 in paragraph (2)(a) after “interests” insert “ , which plan must be in place by the start of the scheme year ”;\n(g) in option 9 (management of rush pasture) in column 2 in paragraph (2)(b) before “maximum” on each occasion that it appears insert “ minimum of one third and a ”;\n(h) in option 10 (biodiversity cropping on in bye land) in column 2 in paragraph (1) for “This is a 5 year commitment” substitute “ The number of hectares applied for in any year must be maintained for 5 years ”.\n(i) in option 11 (retention of winter stubbles) in column 2 in paragraph (1) for “This is a 5 year commitment” substitute “ The number of hectares applied for in any year must be maintained for 5 years ”;\n(j) in option 12 (wild bird seed mixture) in column 2–\n(i) for paragraph (1) substitute “ (1) The number of hectares applied for in any year must be maintained for 5 years. ” and\n(ii) in paragraph (2)(a) after “bearing” for “crops” substitute “ crop groups by 31st May ”;\n(k) in option 15 (improving access) in column 2–\n(i) in paragraph (2)(d) omit “use”;\n(ii) in paragraph (2)(e) for “at the start of the route at a convenient point of entry” substitute “ along the path to help users keep to the route ”;\n(iii) in paragraph (2)(i) after “items” insert “ and sends a copy to the local Access Officer ”; and\n(l) in option 16 (farm woodland planning) in column 2 paragraph (2)(e)–\n(i) for “2005” substitute “ in the scheme year ”; and\n(ii) omit “within 2 months of its receipt”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/213/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:20:01.254619+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}