Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024

1. Introductory Text

2. Part 1 Objectives and planning

   1. 1. Overarching objectives of agricultural policy

   2. 2. Rural support plan

   3. 3. Rural support plan: matters to be considered

   4. 4. Rural support plan: engagement

   5. 5. Reports on rural support plan

3. Part 2 Support for agriculture, rural development and related matters

   1. Power to provide support

      1. 6. Power to provide support

      2. 7. Funding third party support

   2. General provision about support

      1. 8. Form of support and conditions

      2. 9. Guidance

      3. 10. Delegation

      4. 11. Power to cap support and assistance

      5. 12. Refusal or recovery of support where in the public interest

   3. Intervention in agricultural markets

      1. 13. Exceptional market conditions: powers available to Scottish Ministers

      2. 14. Declaration relating to exceptional market conditions

   4. Administrative matters, eligibility and enforcement

      1. 15. Regulations about support

      2. 16. Eligibility criteria for support

      3. 17. Payment entitlements

      4. 18. Checking, enforcing and monitoring support

      5. 19. Publication of information about support

      6. 20. Processing of information

      7. 21. Monitoring and evaluation of schemes

4. Part 3 Powers to modify existing legislation relating to support

   1. Powers in relation to relevant CAP legislation

      1. 22. Power to simplify, improve or update relevant CAP legislation

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

      3. 24. Power to modify financial provision in relevant CAP legislation

      4. 25. Repeal of section 5

      5. 26. Public intervention and private storage aid

      6. 27. Power to modify CAP legislation on aid for fruit and vegetable producer organisations

      7. 28. Apiculture

5. Part 4 Miscellaneous

   1. 29. Code of Practice on Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture

   2. 30. Continuing professional development

   3. 31. Monitoring and evaluation of continuing professional development

   4. 32. Prescribing and regulating means of identifying animals

   5. 33. Food security statements

   6. 34. Repeals and minor modifications

6. Part 5 Final provisions

   1. 35. Regulations

   2. 36. Ancillary provision

   3. 37. Index of defined terms

   4. 38. Commencement

   5. 39. Short title

7. 1. Schedule 1

      Purposes of support

      1. Part 1 General

         1. 1. Application

      2. Part 2 Agriculture, food and drink

         1. 2. Farming etc.

         2. 3. Particular products or sectors

         3. 4. Food and drink

      3. Part 3 Forestry

         1. 5. Forestry

      4. Part 4 Rural communities and economy

         1. 6. Venison supply chains and infrastructure

         2. 7. Rural communities

         3. 8. Community benefits

         4. 9. Investing in rural businesses and enterprises

         5. 10. Knowledge, innovation, education and training

         6. 11. Integrated land management

         7. 12. Quality schemes and producer groups

         8. 13. Preservation of historic and cultural sites

         9. 14. Recreational access to land

         10. 15. Nature-based economy

      5. Part 5 Rural land management and the environment

         1. 16. Plants and soil

         2. 17. Greenhouse gases and climate change

         3. 18. Natural environment

         4. 19. Animals

      6. Part 6 Administrative and technical support and monitoring

         1. 20. Administrative and technical support

         2. 21. Monitoring and reporting on effectiveness of support

   2. Schedule 2

      Repeals and minor modifications

      1. Part 1 Repeals and revocations

      2. Part 2 Minor modifications

         1. 1. (1) The Agricultural Wages (Scotland) Act 1949 is modified by...

         2. 2. (1) The Agricultural Marketing Act 1958 is modified by sub-paragraph...