Part 3Powers to modify existing legislation relating to support

Powers in relation to relevant CAP legislation

23Power to continue or end the operation of relevant CAP legislation

(1)

The Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Act 2020 is modified as follows.

(2)

In section 3 (power to provide for the operation of CAP legislation beyond 2020)—

(a)

in subsection (1)—

(i)

for “main” substitute “relevant”,

(ii)

the words “for one or more years beyond 2020” are repealed,

(b)

after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)

The Scottish Ministers may by regulations modify any provision of the relevant CAP legislation for the purpose of securing that it—

(a)

ceases to apply for a period, or

(b)

ceases to have effect in Scotland.”,

(c)

subsections (2) and (3) are repealed,

(d)

in subsection (4), for “subject to the affirmative procedure” substitute “(if they have not been subject to the affirmative procedure) subject to the negative procedure”.

(3)

The section title of section 3 becomes Power to continue or end the operation of relevant CAP legislation.