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AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURAL GRANTS, GOODS AND SERVICES
Made
26th October 1976
Laid before Parliament
2nd November 1976
Coming into Operation
1st December 1976
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly, being Ministers designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Economic Community(1), in exercise of the power conferred upon them by the said section 2(2) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following regulations:-
1.-(1) These regulations may be cited as the Agriculture Act 1967 (Amendment) Regulations 1976, and shall come into operation on 1st December 1976.
(2) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply to the interpretation of these regulations as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
2.-(1) In section 27(1) for paragraph (d) thereof there shall be substituted-
"or (d) where the grant is made in pursuance of provisions of a scheme implementing, or arising out of or related to, a Community obligation."
(2) The paragraph (d) so substituted is in place of the paragraph (d) added by the Agriculture Act 1967 (Amendment) Regulations 1973(2).
In Witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 21st October 1976.
L.S.
John Silkin
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Bruce Millan
Secretary of State for Scotland
26th October 1976
John Morris
Secretary of State for Wales
22nd October 1976
These Regulations, which apply to the whole of the United Kingdom, amend section 27 of the Agriculture Act 1967 (which makes provision for grants to be made to individuals who in prescribed circumstances relinquish occupation of uncommercial units of agricultural land), so that grant may be made in pursuance of provisions of a scheme implementing, or arising out of, or related to Community obligations, particularly those specified in Directive 72/160/EEC of the Council (O.J./S.E. 1972 (II), p. 332)) on encouragement to cease farming and the reallocation for the purpose of structural improvement of the agricultural area to be released.
S.I.1972/1811(1972 III, p. 5216).
(1973 II, p. 4287).