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Scottish Statutory Instruments
Agriculture
Approved by the Scottish Parliament
Made
28th April 2020
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
29th April 2020
Coming into force
1st May 2020
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 69(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 637/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
The Scottish Ministers are of the opinion that, in order to resolve problems caused by the extreme weather conditions experienced across Scotland in recent months, it is both necessary and justifiable in an emergency to derogate from the specified provisions of that Regulation, and that the derogation applies to the extent and for such period as are strictly necessary.
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 (“the Direct Payments Regulation”) was incorporated into domestic law by the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 (c.2). Article 69(1) was substituted by regulation 7(2)(a) of S.I. 2020/91. The term “appropriate authority” in relation to Scotland means the Scottish Ministers as per Article 4(1)(s), as read with Article 4(1)(r), of the Direct Payments Regulation. Article 4(1)(r) and (s) was inserted by regulation 3(4)(h) of S.I. 2020/91.
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