The Common Agricultural Policy Single Farm Payment and Support Schemes (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2005

Amendment of the Common Agricultural Policy Single Farm Payment and Support Schemes (Scotland) Regulations 2005

2.—(1) The Common Agricultural Policy Single Farm Payment and Support Schemes (Scotland) Regulations 2005(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)–

(a) in paragraph (1)–

(i) omit the definition of “farmer”;

(ii) at the end of the definition of “Commission Regulation 795/2004” insert “, Commission Regulation (EC) No 394/2005(2) and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 606/2005(3); and

(iii) in the definition of “Council Regulation 1782/2003”, for “and Council Regulation 864/2004” substitute “, Council Regulation 864/2004 and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 118/2005(4)”; and

(b) omit regulation 2(5).

(3) For regulation 6 (10 month period) substitute–

“10 month period

6.— (1) For the purposes of Article 24(2), first subparagraph, of Commission Regulation 795/2004, the period in which the beginning of the 10 month period referred to in Article 44(3) of Council Regulation 1782/2003 shall be fixed, shall be the period beginning on 1st October of the calendar year preceding the year of lodging an application under the single farm payment scheme and ending on 30th April of the year of application.

(2) For the purposes of Article 24(2), second subparagraph, of Commission Regulation 795/2004, farmers are authorised to fix two different dates for the beginning of the 10 month period.”.

(4) In column 1 of Schedule 5 (revocations), for “Extensification Payment (Scotland) Regulations 2001” substitute “Extensification Payment (Scotland) Regulations 2002”.

(1)

S.S.I. 2005/143.

(2)

O.J. No. L 63, 10.3.2005, p.17.

(3)

O.J. No. L 100, 20.4.2005, p.15.

(4)

O.J. No. L 24, 27.1.2005, p.15.