The Common Agricultural Policy (Simplifications and Improvements) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2021
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Citation | SSI 2021/9 |
2021 No. 9
Agriculture
The Common Agricultural Policy (Simplifications and Improvements) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2021
Made 12th January 2021
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 14th January 2021
Coming into force 14th March 2021
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Act 20201, and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Common Agricultural Policy (Simplifications and Improvements) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 and come into force on 14 March 2021.
Amendment of the Direct Payments Regulation
2. In Article 14 (flexibility between pillars) of the Direct Payments Regulation2, omit “its share of”.
Amendment of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 640/2014
3. In Article 31(2) (administrative penalties in respect of declared animals under the animal aid schemes or animal-related support measures) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 640/2014 of 11 March 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the integrated administration and control system and conditions for refusal or withdrawal of payments and administrative penalties applicable to direct payments, rural development support and cross compliance3, insofar as it relates to direct payments, omit from “, if it is not more than 10%;” to the end.
BEN MACPHERSON
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
12th January 2021
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations simplify and improve retained EU law relating to the operation of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) direct payment schemes in Scotland from 2021 onwards.
Regulation 2 removes wording from Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 1307/2013 (the “Direct Payments Regulation”) to ensure consistency with other amendments made to the Direct Payments Regulation by the Direct Payments to Farmers (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2020.
Regulation 3 amends Article 31 of Regulation (EU) 640/2014 to simplify and improve the operation of the penalties that are applied under Scotland’s Voluntary Coupled Support Schemes...
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