2023 No. 308
The Rural Support (Simplification and Improvement) (Scotland) Regulations 2023
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Act 20201, and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation and commencement 1
These Regulations may be cited as the Rural Support (Simplification and Improvement) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 and come into force on 1 January 2024.
Modification of Regulation (EU) No 1307/20132
In Article 31(1) (replenishment of the national reserve or regional reserves) 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 policy2 omit points (a) and (b).
Modification of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 639/20143
In Article 24 (requirements for activation of payment entitlements) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 639/2014 of 11 March 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and amending Annex X to that Regulation3 omit paragraph 2.
Modification of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 641/20144
In Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 641/2014 of 16 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy4 omit Article 9 (reversion to the national or regional reserve).
Modification of the Common Agricultural Policy (Direct Payments etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 5
In regulation 9 (transfer of payment entitlements) of the Common Agricultural Policy (Direct Payments etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 20155 omit paragraph (4).
(This note is not part of the Regulations)