# The Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015, Regulation 7: Amendment of the Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2010


For regulation 6 (transfer of a holding) substitute—
“Transfer of a holding
6. (1) A decision by the Scottish Ministers to make a payment under regulation 4—
(a) in relation to a Scheme Year commencing before 1st January 2015, must be in accordance with Article 82 of Commission Regulation 1122/2009; and
(b) in relation to a Scheme Year commencing on or after 1st January 2015, must be in accordance with Article 8 of the Horizontal Implementing Regulation.
(2) In relation to a Scheme Year commencing before 1st January 2015, for the purposes of paragraph 6 of Article 82 of Commission Regulation 1122/2009, the Scottish Ministers must grant less favoured area support to the transferor of a holding if—
(a) the transferor has been in continuous occupation of the holding for a period of not less than 183 calendar days in the Scheme Year concerned; and
(b) the requirements of paragraphs 2 to 5 of Article 82 of Commission Regulation 1122/2009 have, in the opinion of the Scottish Ministers, been fulfilled.
(3) In relation to a Scheme Year commencing on or after 1st January 2015, for the purposes of paragraph 5 of Article 8 of the Horizontal Implementing Regulation, the Scottish Ministers must grant less favoured area support to the transferor of a holding if—
(a) the transferor has been in continuous occupation of the holding for a period of not less than 183 calendar days in the Scheme Year concerned; and
(b) the requirements of paragraphs 2 to 4 of Article 8 of the Horizontal Implementing Regulation have, in the opinion of the Scottish Ministers, been fulfilled.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/185/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/less-favoured-area-support-scheme-scotland-amendment-regulations-2015/regulation-7
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