The criteria are— (a) in respect of agricultural areas other...
- Control injurious weeds and maintain agricultural land Any Person
Scottish Statutory Instrument
2015
United Kingdom
The Common Agricultural Policy (Direct Payments etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2015
At a glance
What's here
5 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Any Person 4
- Contractor 1
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What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
(1) A farmer must— (a) stock the land for a...
- Stock land for 183 days or do environmental assessment annually Any Person
Browse 15 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
Nitrogen-fixing crops must not be harvested before 1st August in...
Areas with nitrogen-fixing crops must be surrounded by a buffer...
(1) Areas with nitrogen fixing crops must be established by...
In this Part, “areas with nitrogen fixing crops” means areas...
Interpretation
Application for a Scheme payment
Eligible bovine animal
Derogation for claims of ten calves or fewer
Scheme payments
Interpretation
Application for a Scheme payment
Eligible ovine animal
Scheme payments
In Part 2, “dairy ring fence area” means— the islands...
Alfalfa (Medicago stiva) Beans (Vicia) Birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) Chickpeas...
Obligations to comply with agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment
- Comply with agricultural practices for climate and environment Any Person
Ecological Focus Areas
- Establish and manage ecological focus areas on your arable land Any Person
Assistance to authorised persons
- Assist authorised persons during inspections Contractor
Browse 29 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation, commencement and extent
Interpretation
Minimum size of agricultural area
Minimum eligible area of holding
Definition of permanent grassland
Applications and date on which land must be at farmer's disposal
Short rotation coppice
Reductions
Transfer of payment entitlements
Young farmers
Agricultural activity
Active farmers
Reduction coefficient
Windfall profit
National reserve
Crop diversification
Permanent grassland
Permanent grassland: obligation to prepare a plan in respect of the application of inorganic nitrogen fertiliser and lime
Voluntary coupled support
Powers of authorised persons
Offences and penalties
Offences by bodies corporate, etc.
Recovery of undue payments
Interest
Set off
Amendment to the Rural Payments (Appeals) (Scotland) Regulations 2009
Amendment to the Common Agricultural Policy (Cross-Compliance) (Scotland) Regulations 2014
Revocations and savings
Armoricaine; Australian Lowline; Ayrshire; Ayrshire Cross; Belted Dutch; Belted Dutch...
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