UK Statutory Instrument SI 1989/219 United Kingdom

The Farm and Conservation Grant Regulations 1989

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 1 of 4 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 3 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person1 Trader1

Plus 2 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Any Person — also bound by 2684 other Acts
Trader — also bound by 864 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 244 duties
Companies Act 1985 85 duties

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.006 Restrictions on approval of improvement plans Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Minister must approve farm improvement plans only if they meet statutory conditionsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.011 Accounts Regulated
  • Keep accounts for your approved improvement plan and send copies on requestTrader
s.014 Reference income Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Appropriate Minister must determine reference income and annual percentage increaseCrown / Minister / Government department
s.017 False statements Prosecution
  • Make false statement to obtain a farm or conservation grantAny Person

Unlimited fine

15 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and extent
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Eligible persons
s.004 Eligible agricultural business
s.005 Improvement plans
s.007 Closing date for submission of improvement plans
s.008 Variation and withdrawal of improvement plans
s.009 Improvement grants
s.010 Amounts of grant under regulation 9(1)
s.012 Claims for grant and closing dates for incurring certain expenditure
s.013 Standard costs
s.015 Reduction or withholding of grant
s.016 Revocation of approval and recovery of grant
s.018 Rights of entry
s.019 Amendment of the

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