Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the Set-Aside Regulations 1988, implementing Title 01 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 797/85 (OJ No. L93, 30.3.85, p. 1) on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures, as amended by Council Regulations (EEC) No. 1760/87 (OJ No. L167, 26.6.87, p. 1) and 1094/88 (OJ No. L106, 27.4.88, p. 28) as regards the set-aside of arable land, and Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 1272/88 (OJ No. L121, 11.5.88, p. 36), which lays down detailed rules for the set-aside of arable land. (Council Regulation (EEC) No. 797/85, as amended, has now been consolidated in Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2328/91 (OJ No. L218, 6.8.91, p.1) and Title 01 appears as Title 1 of the consolidated version.)
The Regulations extend the area of land known as the “less-favoured area” in respect of which lower rates of payment of aid are made under the set-aside scheme. The lessfavoured area is defined by reference to designated maps which are available for inspection during normal office hours at the addresses specified in the definition of designated maps (regulation 3). Copies of the maps may also be inspected during normal office hours at any Regional or Divisional Office of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, at any Divisional Office of the Welsh Office Agriculture Department and at any Area Office of the Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department.