The Common Agricultural Policy Single Farm Payment and Support Schemes (Scotland) Regulations 2011

Interpretation of Part 4

7.  In this Part of, and Schedule 2 to, these Regulations—

“animal” means, in respect of a particular Scheme year, a bovine animal in respect of which an application for a Scheme payment has been or will be made;

“applicant” means a farmer producing beef or veal at the time of lodging an application for a Scheme payment under regulation 8 whose IACS holding is wholly or partly in Scotland;

“the Cattle Identification Regulations” means the Cattle Identification (Scotland) Regulations 2007(1);

“cattle passport” has the same meaning as in the Cattle Identification Regulations;

“eartag identification code” means the unique identification code for the purposes of Article 4(1) of Regulation 1760/2000 and regulation 5 of, and Schedule 1 (ear tags) to, the Cattle Identification Regulations;

“eligible animal” has the meaning given in regulation 9;

“keeper’s holding” means a holding as defined in Article 2 of Regulation 1760/2000;

“IACS holding” means a holding as defined in Article 2(b) of Council Regulation 73/2009;

“identification document” has the same meaning as in the Cattle Identification Regulations;

“keeper” means any person responsible for an animal in respect of which an application for a Scheme payment is made or will be made, whether on a permanent or a temporary basis, including during transportation or at a market;

“the Scheme” means the Scottish Beef Scheme established by this Part of, and Schedule 2 to, these Regulations;

“Scheme payment” means an annual additional payment under Article 68(1)(b) and (4)(b) of Council Regulation 73/2009; and

“Scheme year” means the calendar year in which a particular application under regulation 8 for a Scheme payment is made.

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S.S.I. 2007/174, amended by S.S.I. 2007/312, S.I. 2011/1043 and S.S.I. 2011/    .