Scottish Statutory Instrument SI 2001/50 United Kingdom

The Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2001

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 2 of 5 obligations carry a criminal penalty. 1 carries different penalties and 2 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person2 Employee1 Director or Officer1 Applicant1

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Any Person — also bound by 2684 other Acts
Employee — also bound by 193 other Acts
Director or Officer — also bound by 482 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 126 duties
Applicant — also bound by 325 other Acts

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.012 Assistance to authorised persons Regulated
  • Give reasonable assistance to authorised officers carrying out inspectionsEmployee
s.016 Offences Regulated
  • Make false statement or obstruct enforcementAny Person
s.017 Penalties Prosecution
  • Breach the Less Favoured Area Support Scheme rulesAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.019 Offences by bodies corporate Regulated
  • Personal liability of directors and partners for company offencesDirector or Officer
27 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and application
s.001 Water pollution (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Interpretation
s.002 Control of Pollution (Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil (Scotland)... (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Applications for payment of less favoured area support
s.003 The Groundwater Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/2746 as amended by the... (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Eligibility for payment of less favoured area support
s.004 Air pollution (opens in a new tab)
s.005 Payment of less favoured area support
s.005 Hill Farming Act 1946 (c. 73). (opens in a new tab)
s.006 Eligible land
s.006 Fertilisers and Pesticides (opens in a new tab)
s.007 Transfer of a holding
s.007 Part III of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985... (opens in a new tab)
s.008 Rates of basic payment of less favoured area support
s.008 Plant Protection Products Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/.887 amended by the... (opens in a new tab)
s.009 Additional payments for environmental measures
s.010 Transitional payments
s.011 Powers of authorised persons
s.013 Withholding or recovery of less favour area support
s.014 Rate of interest
s.015 Cross-border holdings
s.018 Time limit for prosecutions
s.020 Appeals
s.021 (1) An applicant may apply to the Hill Farming Advisory...
s.022 (1) An applicant may apply to the Scottish Ministers in...
s.023 Revocations and savings provisions
Schedules

Schedules

1 of 13 shown
s.sch006 Applicants in respect of cross border holdings are required to... Regulated
  • Applicants must supply information about cross-border holdings when askedApplicant
12 other schedules
s.sch005 Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (c. 69).
s.sch005 The Conservation (Natural Habitats etc.) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2716 as...
s.sch005 Ancient Monuments (Class Consents) (Scotland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1507).
s.sch005 Forestry Management
s.sch005 Designated sites
s.sch006 Agency arrangements
s.sch006 The Scottish Ministers may also agree to exercise functions on...
s.sch006 Any such arrangement shall be in writing and be signed...
s.sch006 Set off
s.sch006 Calculation of payments in respect of cross border holdings
s.sch006 Whether the eligible agricultural activity undertaken on the eligible land...
s.sch006 All conditions applying to applicants in respect of holdings lying...

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