# The Rural Support (Controls) (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Regulations 2021, Introduction: Introductory text


Agriculture
Approved by the Scottish ParliamentMade at 11.00 a.m. on 11th February 2021
Laid before the Scottish Parliament at 2.00 p.m. on 11th February 2021
Coming into force 31st March 2021
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 75(3) of Regulation (EU) No. 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy, and all other powers enabling them to do so.
The Scottish Ministers consider that these Regulations are both necessary and justifiable in order to resolve specific problems in relation to the application of Article 75 of Regulation (EU) No. 1306/2013 during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. These regulations allow for derogation from paragraph 2 of that Article only to the extent, and for such a period, as is strictly necessary.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2021/72/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rural-support-controls-coronavirus-scotland-regulations-2021/introduction
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