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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/less-favoured-area-support-scheme-scotland-regulations-2002/regulation-7",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2002/139",
  "legislation_title": "The Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/less-favoured-area-support-scheme-scotland-regulations-2002",
  "path": "regulation/7",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Transfer of a holding",
  "text": "(1) In determining eligible land under regulation 6(1), the decision of the Scottish Ministers shall be in accordance with Article 50 of Commission Regulation 2419/2001 as appropriate.\n(2) For the purpose of paragraph 6 of Article 50 of Commission Regulation 2419/2001, the Scottish Ministers shall grant less favoured areas support to the transferor of a holding, if the transferor–\n(a) fulfils the conditions laid down by paragraphs 2 to 5 of Article 50 of Commission Regulation 2419/2001; and\n(b) has been in continuous occupation of the holding for a period of not less than 183 calendar days in the Scheme Year concerned.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2002/139/regulation/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:42:08.923432+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."
}