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Rural Development Contracts (Rural Priorities) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. No. 307 of 2012).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Scotland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2012
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Livestock
Keyword
Agricultural development Less favoured areas Subsidy/incentive Contract/agreement Farming Financial agricultural measures Erosion Drugs Animal health
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations amend the Rural Development Contracts (Rural Priorities) (Scotland) Regulations 2008: to remove the condition that a beneficiary may make a maximum of one claim in any one year and a maximum of 5 claims during the period of their contract in option 75 (erosion control) in Part 1 of Schedule 2; in option 80 (open grazed grassland management for chough) in Part 1 of Schedule 2 so as to: a) clarify that livestock must only be treated with non-Avermectin based drugs unless advised by a veterinary surgeon and with the prior agreement from the Scottish Ministers; b) change the latest date for cutting silage; and c) add a new condition requiring that hay and silage be cut in a wildlife friendly manner.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Amends

Rural Development Contracts (Rural Priorities) (Scotland) Regulations 2008 (S.S.I. No. 100 of 2008).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2008

Keyword: Agricultural development, Less favoured areas, Subsidy/incentive, Contract/agreement, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX