# The Rural Diversification Programme (Scotland) Regulations 1995, Regulation 2: Interpretation


(1) 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 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;
“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—
(a) Borders Region; or
(b) Dumfries and Galloway Region; or
(c) the area specified in Part A (Rural Stirling and Upland Tayside) of Schedule 1; or
(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;
“smallholding” means any holding within the meaning of section 2 and section 32 of the Small Landholders (Scotland) Act 1911;
“ward” means a ward for district council elections as at 7th May 1992.
(2) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/3295/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rural-diversification-programme-scotland-regulations-1995/regulation-2
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