The Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations 1995

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

1.  These Regulations amend the Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allowances) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2740). Like those Regulations, they extend to Great Britain.

2.  The following amendments of substance are made by these Regulations to S.I. 1994/2740—

(a) the definition of “ECU” found in regulation 2(1) (containing a reference to Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3813/92) is amended to reflect amendments to that Council Regulation ( regulation 2(2)(b));

(b) definitions of “hardy breed or hardy cross–breed” and “specially qualified flock” are inserted into regulation 2(1) in the light of the amendments referred to in sub–paragraph (d) of this paragraph ( regulation 2(2)(c) and (e));

(c) the definition of “livestock unit” found in regulation 2(1) (containing a reference to Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2328/91) is amended to reflect amendments to that Council Regulation ( regulation 2(2)(d)) and the definition of that Council Regulation found in regulation 2(1) is deleted ( regulation 2(2)(a)); and

(d) regulation 3 is amended to reflect new rates of compensatory allowances payable for cattle and sheep ( regulation 2(3), (4) and (5)(a)).

3.  Consequential amendments are made to regulation 3 in the light of the amendments referred to in paragraph 2(d) above ( regulation 2(5)(b), (6) and (7)).

4.  Regulation 11(2) is amended by the deletion of the reference to the obstruction of a person accompanying an authorised person ( regulation 2(8)).