Land Managers Skills Development Grants (Scotland) Regulations 2008 (S.S.I. 162 of 2008). Country/Territory United Kingdom Document type Regulation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Agricultural development Less favoured areas Subsidy/incentive Education Inspection Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations provide for the payment of aid to be made available by the Scottish Ministers on the basis of Community legislation. The Regulations establish a framework for the payment in Scotland of grants towards training initiatives aimed at improving the skills of individuals involved in forestry or the management or use of agricultural land in Scotland. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Council Regulation (EC) No. 1290/2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy. Legislation | 2005 Keyword: Special fund, Subsidy/incentive, Agricultural development Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Regulation (EC) No. 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD). Legislation | 2005 Keyword: Agricultural development, Less favoured areas, Financial agricultural measures, Subsidy/incentive, Special fund, Policy/planning, Capacity building, Gender, Mountain area Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Rural Development Support Measures (Control Procedures and Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (S.S.I. No. 260 of 2011). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2011 Keyword: Agricultural development, Subsidy/incentive, Agricultural commodities, Food quality control/food safety, Processing/handling Source: FAO, FAOLEX