The Direct Payments (Crop Diversification Derogation) (Scotland) Regulations 2020
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Citation | SSI 2020/135 |
| Year | 2020 |
Regulations made by the Scottish Ministers and laid before the Scottish Parliament under Article
71B(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17
December 2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within
the framework of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC ) No
637/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, for approval by resolution of the Scottish
Parliament within 28 days beginning with the day on which the Regulations were made, not taking
into account periods of dissolution or recess for more than 4 days.
S C O T T I S H S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S
2020 No. 135
AGRICULTURE
The Direct Payments (Crop Diversification Derogation)
(Scotland) Regulations 2020
Made - - - - 28th April 2020
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 29th April 2020
Coming into force - - 1st May 2020
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by
Article 69(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of
17 December 2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within
the framework of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No
637/2008 and Council Regulation (EC ) No 73/2009(a) and all other powers enabling them to do
so.
The Scottish Ministers are of the opinion that, in order to resolve problems caused by the extreme
weather conditions experienced across Scotland in recent months, it is both necessary and
justifiable in an emergency to derogate from the specified provisions of that Regulation, and that
the derogation applies to the extent and for such period as are strictly necessary.
Citation, commencement and extent
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Direct Payments (Crop Diversification
Derogation) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 1 May 2020.
(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland.
(a) Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 (“the Direct Payments Regulation”) was incorporated into domestic law by the Direct
Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 (c.2). Article 69(1) was substituted by regulation 7(2)(a) of S.I.
2020/91. The term “appropriate authority” in relation to Scotland means the Scottish Ministers as per Article 4(1)(s), as
read with Article 4(1)(r), of the Direct Payments Regulation. Article 4(1)(r) and (s) was inserted by regulation 3(4)(h) of S.I.
2020/91.
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