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Amendment of the Agriculture Act 1986

4.—(1) The Agriculture Act 1986(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 6 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 (tenants’ compensation for milk quota)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (3), after “Wales” insert “, or by the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales following the appeals procedure,”;

(b)after sub-paragraph (3) insert—

(3A) In sub-paragraph (3) above “the appeals procedure” means—

(a)in England, the appeals procedure established under the Common Agricultural Policy Non-IACS Support Schemes (Appeals) (England) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/590); and

(b)in Wales, the appeals procedure established under the Common Agricultural Policy Non-IACS Support Schemes (Appeals) (Wales) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/685 (W.73))..

(3) In paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 (tenants’ compensation for milk quota: Scotland)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (3), after “Scotland” insert “, or following the appeals procedure by the Scottish Ministers or the Scottish Land Court,”;

(b)after sub-paragraph (3) insert—

(3A) In sub-paragraph (3) above “the appeals procedure” means the appeals procedure established under the Common Agricultural Policy Non-IACS Support Schemes (Appeals) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. 2004/278)..