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Made | 20th January 2004 | ||
Coming into force | 26th January 2004 |
5.
After regulation 5, the following regulations shall be inserted -
(2) The requirements referred to in paragraph (1)(i) concerning the land comprised in an application for Organic Stewardship aid are:
(3) The undertakings referred to in paragraph (1)(vi) are -
Determination of amount of Organic Stewardship aid and periods for which aid is paid
5C.
- (1) In respect of each organic parcel which is the subject of an application under regulation 5A (1) payments shall be made in respect of the specified period.
(2) Organic Stewardship aid shall not be payable in respect of an application in respect of any period before the date of acceptance.
(3) An application for Organic Stewardship aid may be withdrawn by a notice in writing given by the applicant at any time before the application is accepted by the National Assembly.
(4) Payments under regulation 5A(1) shall be calculated in accordance with Part 1A of Schedule 1.".
6.
In regulation 6 (Restrictions on the acceptance of applications), in paragraph 1, after the word "application" there shall be inserted the following words "under regulation 3".
7.
In regulation 7 (Restrictions on payment of aid), in paragraph (4), after the word "Aid" there shall be inserted the words "under regulation 3".
8.
In regulation 10 (Power to vary undertakings), in paragraph (1), after the alphanumeric reference "5(1)(d)", there shall be inserted the alphanumeric reference "5B(1)(vi),".
9.
In regulation 12 (Change of occupation) -
10.
In regulation 16 (Withholding and recovery of aid, termination and exclusion) -
11.
In Part 1 of Schedule 1 (Payment in Respect of an Organic Parcel) -
1.
AAPS eligible land and permanent crops |
- £35 per hectare |
2.
Enclosed land |
- £35 per hectare |
3.
Unenclosed land and grazed woodland |
- £10 per hectare". |
(e) in the following line after "In Part 1" there is inserted "and Part 1A".
12.
In Schedule 2:
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998[10].
D. Elis-Thomas
The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly.
20th January 2004
Regulations 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12 provide amendments to the principal Regulations consequent upon, and incidental to, the introduction of Stewardship aid.
The Regulations also amend the principal Regulations so as to increase the payment rate for organic farming aid payable under regulation 3 of the principal Regulations in respect of the fourth, fifth (and in respect of unenclosed land and grazed woodland), third, year of claim (regulation 11(a), (b) and (c)).
Regulation 11(d) inserts into the principal Regulations a new part, ("Part 1A"), to Schedule 1, which sets out the payment rates for Stewardship aid.
A Regulatory Appraisal has been prepared and deposited in the Library of the National Assembly. A copy may be obtained from the Food and Farming Development Division, Welsh Assembly Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ.
[4] S.I. 1993/1317, amended by S.I. 1994/1134, 1997 /1148, 1999/1820 and 2000/2573.back
[5] All Codes are available free of charge from the National Assembly for Wales, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Department, Crown Buildings, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ.back
[6] Reference number PB 0618.back
[7] Reference number PB 0587.back
[8] Reference number PB 0617.back
[9] Reference number PB 3528.back
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