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The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Regulations 1980 (revoked)

UK Statutory Instrument 1980 No. 1298 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
28 August 1980
In force from
1 October 1980
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Agriculture, plant health, food production and rural affairs
Made under
European Communities Act 1972

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

These Regulations, which apply to the whole of the United Kingdom, are made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, in implementation of Directive 72/159/EEC of the Council (O.J./S.E. 1972 (II), p.324)), on the modernisation of farms, and of Directive 75/268/EEC of the Council on mountain and hill farming in certain less-favoured areas. They supersede, and in effect largely consolidate, the Farm and Horticulture Development Regulations 1978 (as amended). The Regulations make provision for aid for agricultural and horticultural businesses in relation to development plans. This aid is mainly in the form of grants in respect of expenditure of a capital nature. The works, facilities and transactions and the rates of grant applicable to them, set out in the Schedule, remain the same as those provided for in the superseded regulations. Higher rates of grant may be payable in certain circumstances for agricultural businesses in less-favoured areas. The classes of persons and the types of agricultural business or horticultural production business which may benefit from grant-aid are defined (regulations 3 and 4 respectively). To benefit from assistance an applicant must submit a development plan for approval. To be approved a development plan must show either that the income per labour unit of the business can be raised up to or above the average level of non-agricultural incomes (the “comparable income”—regulation 13) or, if the income per labour unit is above the comparable level but may fall below that level because of the nature or structure of the business, that the income per labour unit can be maintained at or above the comparable level (regulation 5). Power is also given to pay grants to farmers and growers who keep and submit accounts related to approved development plans (regulation 9), and to pay grants by way of guidance premium to farmers whose development plans provide for their business to concentrate on the breeding or keeping of cattle or sheep suitable for the production of beef or sheep meat (regulation 10). The Regulations also provide for— (a) certain restrictions on grant (regulation 5(3)); (b) standard costs (regulation 12); (c) in certain circumstances the reduction or withholding of grant otherwise payable (regulation 14) and the recovery of grant paid (regulation 15); and (d) the imposition of a penalty for making a false statement to obtain grant (regulation 16).

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