Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “agriculture” has the same meaning as in section 85(1) of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991^f1 and

• “agricultural” shall be construed accordingly;

• “agricultural holding” means an agricultural holding within the meaning of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991;

• “agricultural unit” means an agricultural holding or smallholding within the programme area;

• “animal” has the same meaning as in the Zoo Licensing Act 1981^f2;

• “application” means an application for financial assistance under the programme made in accordance with regulation 4 and “applicant” and “apply” shall be construed accordingly;

• “approved” means approved by the Secretary of State in writing and “approve” and “approval” shall be construed accordingly;

• “eligible expenditure” means expenditure (including reasonable professional fees and charges) approved in relation to a measure to be undertaken under the programme;

• “eligible person” has the meaning specified in regulation 3;

• “livestock” includes any creature kept for the production of food, wool, skins, or fur or for use in the farming of land;

• “measure” means a diversification measure specified in Schedule 2;

• “nursery stock” means trees (but not for afforestation) shrubs, herbaceous and alpine plants;

• “part of the programme area” means either—

  1. (a)

     Borders Region; or

  2. (b)

     Dumfries and Galloway Region; or

  3. (c)

     the area specified in Part A (Rural Stirling and Upland Tayside) of Schedule 1; or

  4. (d)

     the area specified in Part B (North and West Grampian) of that Schedule;

• “programme” means the programme to assist the economic diversification of the agricultural sector within the programme area by implementation of the measures set out in Schedule 2;

• “programme area” means the area of Scotland referred to in regulation 1(2);

• “relevant part of the programme area” means the part of the programme area in which the agricultural unit which is relevant for the purpose of establishing eligibility under regulation 3 lies;

• “set-aside land” means set-aside land as defined in regulation 2 of the Set-Aside Regulations 1988^f3;

• “smallholding” means any holding within the meaning of section 2 and section 32 of the Small Landholders (Scotland) Act 1911^f4;

• “ward” means a ward for district council elections as at 7th May 1992.

References in these Regulations to a numbered regulation or Schedule shall be construed as a reference to the regulation or Schedule so numbered in these Regulations.