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The Rural Support (Simplification and Improvement) (Scotland) Regulations 2022

S.S.I. 2022/206 · Made 14 June 2022

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Agriculture

Made 14th June 2022

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 16th June 2022

Coming into force 18th September 2022

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 2 of the Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Act 2020f1, and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2020 asp 17.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Horizontal Regulation
  3. 3Amendment of the Rural Support (Controls) (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Regulations 2022
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Rural Support (Simplification and Improvement) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 18 September 2022.

2Amendment of the Horizontal Regulation

In Article 75(1)(a) 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 repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008f1 omit “but not before 16 October”.

3Amendment of the Rural Support (Controls) (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Regulations 2022

In regulation 3(1) of the Rural Support (Controls) (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Regulations 2022f1 after “809/2014” insert “of 17 July 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the integrated administration and control system, rural development measures and cross compliance”.

Signature

LORNA SLATER

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

14th June 2022

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend 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 repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008 (“the Horizontal Regulation”) and the Rural Support (Controls) (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Regulations 2022.

Regulation 2 simplifies and improves the retained EU law relating to the operation of rural support schemes by amending the Horizontal Regulation to allow Scottish Ministers to begin making advance payments for direct payment schemes at a date in the calendar year earlier than 16 October.

Regulation 3 corrects a minor drafting error in the Rural Support (Controls) (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Regulations 2022.

A Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared. Copies may be obtained online at www.legislation.gov.uk.