The Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2002 No. 139

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation, commencement and application

3. 2. Interpretation

4. 3. Applications for payment of less favoured area support

5. 4. Eligibility for payment of less favoured area support

6. 5. Payment of less favoured area support

7. 6. Eligible land

8. 7. Transfer of a holding

9. 8. Rates of basic payment of less favoured area support

10. 9. Additional payments for environmental measures

11. 10. Transitional payments

12. 11. Additional transitional payments – 2001 Scheme

13. 12. Maximum payment

14. 13. Powers of authorised persons

15. 14. Assistance to authorised persons

16. 15. Withholding or recovery of less favoured area support

17. 16. Rate of interest

18. 17. Cross-border holdings

19. 18. Offences

20. 19. Penalties

21. 20. Time limit for prosecutions

22. 21. Offences by bodies corporate

23. 22. Appeal against decision to withhold or recover payment of less favoured area support

24. 23. Appeal against decision as to eligibility of holding

25. 24. Review

26. 25. Amendment of the Agricultural Subsidies (Appeals) (Scotland) Regulations 2000

27. 26. Revocation and savings provisions

28. Signature

29. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       MINIMUM STOCKING DENSITY

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       STOCKING DENSITY

       1. PART I CALCULATION OF LIVESTOCK UNITS (“LU”)

       2. PART II CALCULATION OF STOCKING DENSITY

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       RATES FOR PAYMENT OF LESS FAVOURED AREA SUPPORT

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       ADDITIONAL RATES OF PAYMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES FOR LESS-EXTENSIVE FARMS WITH MIXED STOCKING

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       AGENCY AND CROSS BORDER HOLDINGS

       1. 1. Agency arrangements

       2. 2. The Scottish Ministers may also agree to exercise functions on...

       3. 3. Any such arrangement shall be in writing and be signed...

       4. 4. Set-off

       5. 5. Calculation of payments in respect of cross-border holdings

       6. 6. Whether the eligible agricultural activity undertaken on the eligible land...

       7. 7. Applicants in respect of cross-border holdings are required to supply...

       8. 8. All conditions applying to applicants in respect of holdings lying...

30. Explanatory Note