# The Organic Aid (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1996, Regulation 6: Amendment of the principal Regulations


In regulation 7(1) (application for aid) of the principal Regulations–
(a) for sub-paragraph (a)(iii) and (iv) there shall be substituted–
“(iii) the area of land, if any, which already meets UKROFS standards; and
(iv) the area of land, if any, on which organic farming is to be introduced or which is in the course of conversion to organic farming”;
(b) for sub-paragraph (d) and (e) there shall be substituted–
“(d) where the applicant chooses to phase the conversion of his farm to organic farming, a written statement of the conversion plan; and
(e) confirmation that his conversion proposals meet UKROFS standards.”; and
(c) there shall be added at the end–
“(f) where an application is made by a grazings committee–
(i) the written consent of a majority of the crofters ordinarily resident in the township and sharing in the common grazing to the application; and
(ii) evidence that notice has been given in accordance with regulation 6(4); and
(iii) confirmation from the Crofters Commission that the Commission has approved the application or, as the case may be, has received no representation under regulation 6(4).”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/3083/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/organic-aid-scotland-amendment-regulations-1996/regulation-6
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