The Countryside Premium Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 1997

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The Countryside Premium Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 1997

Statutory Instruments

AGRICULTURE

Made

11 th February 1997

Laid before Parliament

17 th February 1997

Coming into force

10 th March 1997

The Secretary of State, being a Minister designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community, in exercise of the powers contained in that section insofar as these Regulations could not have been made under the powers hereinafter mentioned and otherwise in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 98(1) and (2) of the Environment Act 1995(3) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, with the consent of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Countryside Premium Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 10 th March 1997.

(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires–

“activities” means the activities referred to in regulation 3(3) and “activity” shall be construed accordingly;

“agriculture” includes horticulture, fruit growing, seed growing, dairy farming, livestock breeding or keeping, the use of land as grazing land, meadowland, osier land, reed beds, market gardens and nursery grounds;

“application for grant” means an application under these Regulations and includes an application made under regulation 7(1);

“applicant” means an applicant under these regulations and in regulations 8 , 11 , 12 and 13 includes a person whose application for grant has been accepted and a person who takes on an undertaking on a change of occupation as provided in regulation 10;

“Commission Regulation” means Commission Regulation (EC) No.746/96(4) laying down detailed rules for the application of the Council Regulation;

“conservation audit” means a report of a survey of eligible land which identifies the extent and location of features of conservation interest (including flora and fauna, geological and physiological features and features of archaeological interest) and the opportunities for enhancement of such features;

“Council Regulation” means Council Regulation (EEC) No.2078/92(5) on agricultural production methods compatible with the requirements of the protection of the environment and the maintenance of the countryside as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2772/95(6);

“environmentally sensitive area” means an area designated as an environmentally sensitive...

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