The Rural Development Grants (Agriculture) (Wales) Regulations 1996

UK Statutory Instrument 1996 No. 529 — creates 2 criminal offences.

2offences created

0recorded in force

2revoked

Made: 6 March 1996
In force from: 1 April 1996
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 supplement the Community legislation listed in the Schedule to the Regulations (“the Community legislation”). The Community legislation provides, inter alia, for assistance to be granted from the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (“Community assistance”) towards operations which promote rural development by facilitating the development and structural adjustment of certain rural areas, if such operations fall within a sub-programme set out in a Single Programming Document which has been approved by the Commission of the European Communities. Sub-programme relating to Rural Wales were set out in a Single Programming Document approved by the Commission Decision No. C(95)4 of 6th January 1995 (“the Commission Decision”). These Regulations provide the Secretary of State with the power to approve operations for the receipt of financial assistance, to attach conditions to any such approval (regulation 5) and pay financial assistance (regulation 3). The Regulations also set out the circumstances in which approval of an operation may be revoked and financial assistance paid to a beneficiary, in respect of that operation, may be recovered (regulation 11). The Regulations provide powers of entry and inspection to authorised persons in relation to land on which an approved operation is situated or documents relating to an approved operation are held (regulation 9) (“authorised person” is defined in regulation 2(1)). The Regulations also oblige beneficiaries of financial assistance to keep records relating to the approved operation for a certain period (regulation 10), to supply such information relating to the approved operations as the Secretary of State requires (regulation 8), and to assist an authorised person in the exercise of his powers under regulation 9. The Regulations make it an offence to supply false or misleading information for the purposes of obtaining financial assistance (regulation 12). They also make it an offence intentionally to obstruct an authorised person in the exercise of his powers under regulation 9, and to fail (without reasonable excuse) to keep relevant records for the required period or to provide an authorised person with assistance. Copies of the Commission Decision and the Single Programming Document which has been approved by that Decision may be inspected at the offices of the Welsh Office Agriculture Department at Cathays Park, Cardiff CF1 3NQ (Tel: 01222 823623).

Offences created by this instrument

Any person who, for the purposes of obtaining assistance for himself or any other person, knowingly or recklessly… regulation 12(1) · Revoked · Requires proof of a state of mind
Any person who— a fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a requirement imposed by or under regulation 9 or… regulation 12(2) · Revoked · Requires proof of a state of mind

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Government Of Wales Bill Lords · Lords Chamber · 2 June 1998 · Lord Williams of Mostyn
I shall respond accordingly to Amendments Nos. 80 and 81 and also to Amendment No. 196B, which was spoken to by the noble Lord, Lord Stanley. The effect in practice of Amendments Nos. 80 and 81 would be that any function of the assembly with respect to a cross-border body or cross-border area could be exercised only with the agreement of a Minister of the Crown. Under Clause 45, any assembly subordinate legislation that applies to English border areas will be subject to parliamentary procedures here in Westminster. The question is whether other executive functions in respect of such areas—of…

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