Statutory Instruments
AGRICULTURE
Made
23rd November 1999
Laid before Parliament
25th November 1999
Coming into force
17th December 1999
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, being a Minister designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by that section, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations—
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Habitat (Salt-Marsh) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 17th December 1999.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 1 in force at 17.12.1999, see reg. 1
2. In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Habitat (Salt-Marsh) Regulations 1994(3).
Commencement Information
I2Reg. 2 in force at 17.12.1999, see reg. 1
3. After regulation 4 of the principal Regulations there shall be inserted the following regulation—
4A. The Minister shall not accept an application under these Regulations unless it has been received by him before 17th December 1999.”.
Commencement Information
I3Reg. 3 in force at 17.12.1999, see reg. 1
Elliot Morley
Parliamentary Secretary Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
23rd November 1999
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Habitat (Salt-Marsh) Regulations 1994 (S.I.1994/1293) (as amended) (“the principal Regulations”) which implement in part a zonal programme approved by the European Commission under article 7 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2078/92 (OJ No. L215, 30.7.92, p.85) (“the agri-environment Regulation”) on agricultural methods compatible with the requirements of the protection of the environment and the maintenance of the countryside. The agri-environment Regulation was repealed by Article 55(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1257/99 (OJ No. L160, 26.6.99, p.80) but, by virtue of Article 55(3) of the latter Regulation, it continues to apply to actions approved by the Commission before 1st January 2000.
These Regulations amend the principal Regulations to provide that the Minister shall not accept any application for aid unless it has been received by him before the date on which these Regulations come into force, i.e. 17th December 1999 (regulation 3).
No regulatory impact assessment has been prepared in respect of these Regulations.