2001 No. 319
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

The Highlands and Islands Agricultural Programme and Rural Diversification Programme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2001

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19721 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Highlands and Islands Agricultural Programme and Rural Diversification Programme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 30th October 2001.

Amendment of Regulations

2.

For regulation 9(2) (claims for financial assistance) of the Highlands and Islands Agricultural Programme Regulations 19942 shall be substituted–

“(2)

Any expenditure incurred after 31st December 2001 shall not be treated as eligible expenditure and the Scottish Ministers shall not accept a claim for financial assistance received by them after 28th February 2002.”.

3.

For regulation 8(2) (claims for financial assistance) of the Rural Diversification Programme (Scotland) Regulations 19953 shall be substituted–

“(2)

Any expenditure incurred after 31st December 2001 shall not be treated as eligible expenditure and the Scottish Ministers shall not accept a claim for financial assistance received by them after 28th February 2002.”.

ROSS FINNIE
A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make amendments to–

(a)

the Highlands and Islands Agricultural Programme; and

(b)

the Rural Diversification Programme,

as a consequence of the necessary restrictions in place as a result of Foot-and-Mouth disease, which has meant that many farmers have not been able to complete projects grant assisted under these programmes in the time scales specified in the particular grant approval.

The Scottish Ministers have agreed to delay the dates for completion of such projects. In order to do so, these Regulations extend the end dates for the making of claims for assistance under these programmes.