The Highland and Islands Agricultural Processing and Marketing Grants Etc. (Scotland) Regulations 2001 (revoked)

Interpretation S

2.  In these Regulations–

• “approved expenditure” means the costs of an investment or project which the Scottish Ministers have approved for the purpose of calculating grant under these Regulations;

• “authorised person” means a person appointed by the Scottish Ministers for the purpose of enforcement of these Regulations;

• “Commission Regulation” means Commission Regulation (EC) No 1750/1999 of 23rd July 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) M1 ;

• “Community legislation” means–

  (a)

  Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999;

  (b)

  Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21st June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds M2 ; and

  (c)

  the Commission Regulation;

• “Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 1257/1999 of 17th May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain Regulations M3 ;

• “grant” means a payment under these Regulations, which may include a payment from the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund payable under the Community legislation;

• “Highland and Islands area” means that part of Scotland comprising–

  (a)

  the area of the Argyll and Bute Council, excluding the Parishes of Arrochar, Rhu, Roseneath, Cardross and Luss;

  (b)

  the area of the Highland Council;

  (c)

  the area of the Orkney Islands Council;

  (d)

  the area of the Shetland Islands Council;

  (e)

  the area of the Western Isles Council;

  (f)

  in the area of the North Ayrshire Council, the islands of Arran, Great Cumbrae and Little Cumbrae; and

  (g)

  in the area of the Moray Council, the Parishes of Aberlour, Cabrach, Dallas, Dyke, Edinkillie, Forres, Inveravon, Kinloss, Kirkmichael, Knockando, Mortlach, Rafford and Rothes; and

• “quality agricultural products” means products covered from time to time by Annex I to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, except fishery products, which in the opinion of the Scottish Ministers are above average quality.

(2) A reference in these Regulations to anything done in writing or produced in written form includes a reference to an electronic communication, as defined in the Electronic Communications Act 2000 M4 , which has been recorded and is consequently capable of being reproduced.

(3) References in these Regulations to a numbered regulation, or to a numbered Schedule, shall be construed as a reference to the regulation so numbered in, or to a Schedule so numbered to, these Regulations.

Marginal Citations

M1 O.J. No. L 214, 13.8.99, p.31, as corrected by Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1750/1999 (O.J. No. L 37, 30.12.99, p.75), and amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2075/2000 (O.J. No. L 246, 30.9.00 p.46).

M2 O.J. No. L 161, 26.6.99, p.1.

M3 O.J. No. L 160, 26.9.99, p.80.

M4 2000 c.7.