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The Nitrate Sensitive Areas (Amendment) Regulations 1998

S.I. 1998/79 · Made 20 January 1998

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AGRICULTURE

Made 20th January 1998

Laid before Parliament 22nd January 1998

Coming into force 1st April 1998

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, being a Minister designatedf1 for the purpose of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f2 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community, in exercise of the powers conferred by that section and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1972/1811.

f2

1972 c. 68.

Contents

  1. 1Title and commencement and extent
  2. 2Amendment of previous Regulations
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Title and commencement and extent

These Regulations may be cited as the Nitrate Sensitive Areas (Amendment) Regulations 1998, shall come into force on 1st April 1998 and shall extend to England.

2Amendment of previous Regulations

The Nitrate Sensitive Areas Regulations 1994f1 shall be amended in Schedule 6 as follows:

(a)

in paragraph 4 (Option B—Conversion of arable land to species—rich grassland, unfertilised and ungrazed), in column 2—

(i)

for “£590” there shall be substituted “£625”; and

(ii)

for “£490” there shall be substituted “£525”; and

(b)

in paragraph 6B (Set-aside Option), for “£388” there shall be substituted “£376”.

Signature

Elliot Morley

Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

20th January 1998

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of these Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Nitrate Sensitive Areas Regulations 1994 as amended, which make provision for the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to make payments of aid to farmers in nitrate sensitive areas and determine the rates of payment in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2078/92 (OJ No. L215, 30.7.92, p.85). These Regulations increase the annual payment rate payable on land converted from arable to species-rich grassland (Premium Arable Scheme, Option B) and reduce the rate for the set-aside option.

No regulatory appraisal has been prepared in respect of these Regulations.