Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024
Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024 (2024 asp 11)
- Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024 (2024 asp 11)
- Part 1 Objectives and planning
- 1 Overarching objectives of agricultural policy
- 2 Rural support plan
- 3 Rural support plan: matters to be considered
- 4 Rural support plan: engagement
- 5 Reports on rural support plan
- Part 2 Support for agriculture, rural development and related matters
- Power to provide support
- 6 Power to provide support
- 7 Funding third party support
- General provision about support
- 8 Form of support and conditions
- 9 Guidance
- 10 Delegation
- 11 Power to cap support and assistance
- 12 Refusal or recovery of support where in the public interest
- Intervention in agricultural markets
- 13 Exceptional market conditions: powers available to Scottish Ministers
- 14 Declaration relating to exceptional market conditions
- Administrative matters, eligibility and enforcement
- 15 Regulations about support
- 16 Eligibility criteria for support
- 17 Payment entitlements
- 18 Checking, enforcing and monitoring support
- 19 Publication of information about support
- 20 Processing of information
- 21 Monitoring and evaluation of schemes
- Part 3 Powers to modify existing legislation relating to support
- Powers in relation to relevant CAP legislation
- 22 Power to simplify, improve or update relevant CAP legislation
- 23 Power to continue or end the operation of relevant CAP legislation
- 24 Power to modify financial provision in relevant CAP legislation
- 25 Repeal of section 5
- 26 Public intervention and private storage aid
- 27 Power to modify CAP legislation on aid for fruit and vegetable producer organisations
- 28 Apiculture
- Part 4 Miscellaneous
- 29 Code of Practice on Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture
- 30 Continuing professional development
- 31 Monitoring and evaluation of continuing professional development
- 32 Prescribing and regulating means of identifying animals
- 33 Food security statements
- 34 Repeals and minor modifications
- Part 5 Final provisions
- 35 Regulations
- 36 Ancillary provision
- 37 Index of defined terms
- 38 Commencement
- 39 Short title
- Schedule 1 Purposes of support
- Part 1 General
- Application
- Part 2 Agriculture, food and drink
- Farming etc.
- Particular products or sectors
- Food and drink
- Part 3 Forestry
- Forestry
- Part 4 Rural communities and economy
- Venison supply chains and infrastructure
- Rural communities
- Community benefits
- Investing in rural businesses and enterprises
- Knowledge, innovation, education and training
- Integrated land management
- Quality schemes and producer groups
- Preservation of historic and cultural sites
- Recreational access to land
- Nature-based economy
- Part 5 Rural land management and the environment
- Plants and soil
- Greenhouse gases and climate change
- Natural environment
- Animals
- Part 6 Administrative and technical support and monitoring
- Administrative and technical support
- Monitoring and reporting on effectiveness of support
- Schedule 2 Repeals and minor modifications
- Part 1 Repeals and revocations
- Part 2 Minor modifications