Statutory Instruments
AGRICULTURE
Made
4th October 1999
Laid before Parliament
4th October 1999
Coming into force
5th October 1999
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, being a Minister designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by that section, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations—
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Organic Farming (Amendment) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 5th October 1999.
2. In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Organic Farming Regulations 1999(3).
3. The principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of these Regulations.
4. In regulation 2(1) of the principal Regulations, after the definition “approved” there shall be inserted the following definitions—
““the area of the Bodmin Moor Project” means the area of land comprised in the parishes in the area of Bodmin Moor in the county of Cornwall which are listed in Part I of Schedule 3;
“the area of the Bowland Initiative” means the area of land comprised in the parishes in the area of the Forest of Bowland in the County of Lancashire which are listed in Part II of Schedule 3; and
“the area of the Uplands experiment” means the aggregate of the area of the Bodmin Moor Project and the area of the Bowland Initiative”.
5. After regulation 6 of the principal Regulations there shall be inserted the following regulation—
6A.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Minister shall not accept an application for aid under these Regulations unless such application has been received by him before 5th October 1999.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to applications for aid which are made in respect of the land the whole of which is situated in the area of the Uplands experiment.
(3) The Minister shall not accept an application for aid under these Regulations in relation to land which is situated in the area of the Uplands experiment unless such application has been received by him before 1st January 2000.”
6. After Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations there shall be inserted Schedule 3 as set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Elliot Morley
Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
4th October 1999
regulation 6
regulation 2(1)
Advent
Allarnun
Blisland
Camelford
Cardinham
Davidstow
Helland
Lewannick
Linkinhorne
Michaelstow
North Hill
St. Breward
St. Cleer
St. Clether
St. Ive
St. Neot
St. Tudy
Warleggan
Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley
Arkholme with Cawood
Barley with Wheatley Booth
Barnacre with Bonds
Bashall Eaves
Billsborrow
Blacko
Bleasdale
Bolton by Bowland
Borwick
Bowland Forest High
Bowland Forest Low
Bowland with Leagram
Brogden
Burrow with Burrow
Cantsfield
Caton with Littledale
Chatburn
Chipping
Claughton (Lancs)
Claughton (Wyre)
Downham
Easington
Foulridge
Gisburn
Gisburn Forest
Goldshaw Booth
Great Mitton
Gressingham
Grindleton
Halton with Aughton
Hornby with Farleton
Horton
Ireby
Leck
Little Mitton
Mearley
Melling with Wrayton
Middop
Myresdale
Nether Kellet
Nether Wyresdale
Newsholme
Newton
Over Kellet
Over Wyresdale
Paythorne
Pendleton
Priest Hutton
Quernmore
Ribchester
Rimington
Roeburndale
Roughlee Booth
Sawley
Slaidburn
Tatham
Thornton with Wheatley
Tunstall
Twiston
Waddington
Wennington
West Bradford
Whittington
Wiswell
Worston
Wray with Botton”
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
This Order amends the Organic Farming Regulations 1999 (“the principal Regulations”) which provide for the payment of aid to farmers who undertake to introduce organic farming methods and comply with certain environmental management conditions, pursuant to Article 2(1)(a) and (d) of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2078/92 (OJ No. L215, 30.7.92, p. 85) (“the Agri-environment Regulation”). The Agri-environment Regulation was repealed by Article 55(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1257/99 (OJ No. L160, 26.6.99, p. 80), but, by virtue of Article 55(3) of the latter Regulation, the Agri-environment Regulation continues to apply to actions approved by the Commission before 1st January 2000.
These Regulations amend the principal Regulations to provide that the Minister shall not, subject to the limited exception contained in regulation 6A(2), accept any applications for aid received on or after the date on which these Regulations come into force. The exception applies to applications in respect of land situated in the area of “the Uplands experiment” (as defined).
No regulatory impact assessment has been prepared in respect of this Order.