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The Rural Development Contracts (Rural Priorities) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 (revoked)

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Citation and commencementS

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Rural Development Contracts (Rural Priorities) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 and come into force on 27th March 2010.

Amendment of the Rural Development Contracts (Rural Priorities) (Scotland) Regulations 2008S

2.  The Rural Development Contracts (Rural Priorities) (Scotland) Regulations 2008 M1 are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 8.

Marginal Citations

M1S.S.I. 2008/100 as amended by S.S.I. 2008/233, 2009/1, 2009/233; 2009/335 and 2009/411.

Amendment of Regulation 2S

3.  For the definition of “capital items”, omit “and includes the outcome plan in regulation 5,”.

Revocation of regulation 5S

4.  Regulation 5 (outcome plans) is revoked.

Amendment to regulation 15S

5.  In regulation 15, omit paragraph (1) and substitute the following—

(1) Where—

(a)any information furnished to the Scottish Ministers by the applicant or beneficiary or on the applicant's or beneficiary's behalf, is false or misleading in a material respect;

(b)the beneficiary is in breach of any of the terms of an undertaking or any condition subject to which approval was given or payment of aid was made;

(c)the beneficiary is in breach of any requirement to which the beneficiary is subject under these Regulations or under Council Regulation 1698/2005, Commission Regulation 1974/2006 or Commission Regulation 1975/2006; or

(d)the whole or any part of any sum paid or payable under an undertaking duplicates assistance provided or to be provided out of monies made available by—

(i)the European Community; or

(ii)under any statutory provision,

the Scottish Ministers may exercise any of the powers specified in regulation 17..

Amendment to Schedule 1S

6.  In Schedule 1 (interpretation of schedules)—

(a)after the definition of ‘arable land’, insert—

BASC Codes of Practice on Shooting, Lamping and Trapping of Pest Animals” means the Code of Good Shooting Practice 2008, the Code of Practice on Lamping 2004, the Code of Practice on Trapping of Pest Mammals 2007 and the Code of Practice on the Trapping of Pest Birds 2001 produced by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation;;

(b)for the definition of “Council Regulation 834/2007” substitute—

Council Regulation 834/2007” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 as amended from time to time;.

(c)after the definition of “fully organic”, insert—

General Licence” means a licence granted by the Scottish Ministers to allow an individual to take or kill birds or eggs or nests of specific named species for the licensable purposes listed in section 16 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 M2;; and

(d)in the definition of “organic production”, omit “Council Regulation 2092/91” and insert “ ;Council Regulation 834/2007 ”.

Marginal Citations

M21981 c.69; section 16 was amended by the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 c.16, Schedule 11(1), paragraph 72(2).

Amendment to Schedule 2S

7.  In Schedule 2 (rural priorities options), Part I (option, activities and eligibility conditions and rates of payment)—

(a)omit entries for options 3 (nutrient management plan), 4 (soil and water management programme) and 73 (production of a collaborative local development strategy);

(b)in option 6 (manure/slurry storage and treatment)-

(i)in column 2, at paragraph (1)(b)(ii) after “biogas” insert “ ;(including anaerobic digestion) ”;

(ii)in column 3, for “40%” substitute “ ;50% ”; and

(iii)in column 3, for “50%” substitute “ ;60% ”.

(c)in option 24 (mammal and bird control), omit ‘Open’ in column 2 at paragraph (3)(a);

(d)in option 57 (specialist agri environment plan), in column 2, omit paragraph (3);

(e)in option 60 (woodland creation)—

(i)in column 3, for “70%” substitute “ ;80% ”; and

(ii)in column 3, for “80%” substitute “ ;90% ”;

(f)in option 74 (removal of vegetation/debris from SSSI Sites notified for their geological features)—

(i)in column 2, at paragraph (2), before “SSSI Sites”, insert “ ;or adjacent to ”;

(ii)in column 2, at paragraph (2), omit paragraphs (a) and (b) and insert “ ;Sites have been assessed by SNH as being in, or at risk of falling into, unfavourable condition either because of living vegetation or accumulated debris is obscuring the site's special interest or because root growth may adversely affect the geological interest. ”;

(iii)in column 2, for paragraph (3) substitute—

(3) A beneficiary must—

(a)submit, with an application to the Scottish Ministers, a management plan agreed with SNH detailing-

(i)the current conditions of the special features, including a photographic record;

(ii)an explanation of the actions, methods and timing to be used including an assessment of the positive effect on each special feature on the site; and

(b)on completion of the works, submit a report to the Scottish Ministers which shall include-

(i)a record showing the completion of the agreed outcomes;

(ii)a photographic record showing the condition of the site following completion of the works;

(iii)a record of the time spent removing the vegetation/debris from the site; and

(iv)details of any other agreed costs incurred..

(iv)in column 3, insert at the end “ ;Up to £11,232.88. ”.

(g)in option 75 (erosion control)—

(i)for column 2 substitute—

(1) A beneficiary is eligible for payment under this option on, or adjacent to, SSSI and European sites where the qualifying interests are in, or at risk of falling into unfavourable condition due to the levels of burrowing animal activity.

(2) The beneficiary must—

(a)submit, with an application to the Scottish Ministers, a management plan agreed with SNH detailing—

(i)the current condition of the special features, how the condition of these features is being put at risk by burrowing animals and the outcomes the proposal will deliver;

(ii)a photographic record of the current condition of the site and burrows;

(iii)a 10,000 OS scale map showing the area containing active burrows and proposed locations of control devices;

(iv)an estimate of the density and numbers of burrowing animals at the start and end of the programme;

(v)the methodology including an assessment of the positive effect on each of the special features;

(vi)information on the most appropriate timing for the control activity including number of control devices to be deployed;

(vii)proposed collaboration with neighbouring land managers; and

(viii)six figure grid references listing the locations of control effort;

(b)on completion of the works, submit a report to the Scottish Ministers which must include—

(i)a 10,000 scale OS map showing the area that has been controlled and the hectare covered;

(ii)the number of animals trapped or shot and the number of burrows gassed and the date of the control;

(iii)a record showing completion of the agreed outcomes; and

(iv)a photographic record showing the condition of the site following completion;

(c)where control of targeted animals is required—

(i)undertake in a legal and humane manner, live trapping with fen or box traps, gassing with moisture activated compounds and/or shooting and lamping; and

(ii)comply with all relevant General Licences and the BASC Codes of Practice on Shooting, Lamping and Trapping of Pest Mammals and Birds.

(3) A beneficiary may make a maximum of one claim in any one year and a maximum of 5 claims during the period of their contract. Each payment will be paid in arrears.;

(ii)in column 3, after “Up to 100% of actual costs”, insert, “ ;with a limit of £5,616.44 for undertaking the control programme, net of income from the sale of burrowing animal carcasses. Sale receipts for any such sale of burrowing animals must be submitted with the claim. ”;

(h)in option 76 (renewable energy powered pumps for water troughs)—

(i)in column 2, at paragraph (2)—

(aa)for “pump” in both cases substitute “ ;water pumping system ”;

(bb)insert at the end “ ;Payment may be made for the power supply, pump, reservoir tank, battery and associated switches and cabling. ”;

(ii)in column 2, at paragraph (3), for “single pump” substitute “ ;water pumping system ”;

(iii)in column 3, insert at the end “ ;Up to £2,500 for a system supplying individual troughs and up to £7,500 for a multiple trough system. ”;

(i)in option 77 (capital works required for features for which SSSI Sites and European sites were notified to help bring them into favourable condition)—

(i)in column 1, for “Capital works required for features for which SSSI Sites and European sites were notified to help bring them into favourable condition” substitute “ ;Capital works required for SSSI and European Site features which enhance the public amenity value of those features ”;

(ii)in column 2, for paragraph (2) substitute—

(2) (a) A beneficiary is eligible for payment under this option on land on SSSI Sites and European site features.

(b)the list of eligible capital items are set out in table B in Schedule 3.

(c)the items contained in the table referred to in paragraph (b)—

(i)may be undertaken only once on each area of land; and

(ii)are subject to the following specifications:—

(aa)where the standard cost capital items rate is to be exceeded, beneficiaries must provide full justification to explain why this is necessary;

(bb)where the standard cost capital items rate is to be exceeded, proposed actions must be accompanied by at least two quotes.;

(iii)in column 3, insert at the end, “ ;Up to a maximum of £7,000 per hectare or up to £136,986 whichever is the greater ”.

Amendment to Schedule 3S

8.  In Schedule 3 (standard payment rates for capital items)—

(a)after the words “programme guidance”, insert the heading ‘Table A’;

(b)omit the entries at columns 1 and 2 for the first two capital items (livestock tracks, gates and river crossing – impacts on diffuse pollution) and (sheep management – additional sheep movement to achieve habitat outcomes);

(c)at the end of the table, insert the following entry—

Environmental audit50% of costs up to a maximum of £200 per plan.

(d)after the table, insert table B (eligible capital items available through capital item Option 77) set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Transitional provisionsS

9.    Nothing in these Regulations has effect in relation to any contract issued in respect of collaborative local development strategies where the contract is entered into before 27th March 2010.

RICHARD LOCHHEAD

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew's House,

Edinburgh

4th March 2010

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