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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS


2006 No. 991

AGRICULTURE, ENGLAND

COUNTRYSIDE, ENGLAND

The Environmental Stewardship (England) and Countryside Stewardship (Amendment) Regulations 2006

  Made 21st March 2006 
  Laid before Parliament 31st March 2006 
  Coming into force 30th April 2006 

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs makes the following Regulations under the powers conferred by section 98 of the Environment Act 1995[1] and section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972[2].

     She has been designated[3] for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community.

     In accordance with section 99 of the Environment Act 1995 she has obtained the consent of the Treasury.

     In accordance with section 99 of that Act she has consulted the Countryside Agency, English Nature and the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England.

Citation and commencement
     1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Stewardship (England) and Countryside Stewardship (Amendment) Regulations 2006.

    (2) These Regulations come into force on 30th April 2006.

Amendment of the Environmental Stewardship (England) Regulations 2005
    
2. —(1) Schedule 2 to the Environmental Stewardship (England) Regulations 2005[4] is amended as follows.

    (2) In Part 1 (interpretation), at the appropriate place, insert—

    (3) In the table in Part 2—

    (4) In the table in Part 3—

    (5) In the table in Part 4, omit—

Amendment of the Countryside Stewardship Regulations 2000
     3. Paragraph 8 of Part I of the Schedule to the Countryside Stewardship Regulations 2000[7] is amended as follows—


Bach
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Date 21 March 2006



We consent,


Vernon Coaker

Tom Watson
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury

Date 28 March 2006



EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)


These Regulations amend the Environmental Stewardship (England) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/621) and the Countryside Stewardship Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/3048).

The Environmental Stewardship (England) Regulations 2005 and the Countryside Stewardship Regulations 2000 each establish a scheme under which farmers, in return for complying with certain requirements and conditions, become entitled to grants.

The amendments to the Environmental Stewardship (England) Regulations 2005 are as follows:

The amendments to the Countryside Stewardship Regulations 2000 are as follows:

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for these Regulations as they have no impact on the costs of business.


Notes:

[1] 1995 c.25. Section 98(5) defines the appropriate Minister. The functions of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (which related only to England) were transferred to the Secretary of State by virtue of article 2(2) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/794). The functions of the Secretary of State were, so far as they related to Wales, transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by virtue of article 2 of and Schedule 1 to the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672). The functions of the Secretary of State were, so far as they related to Scotland, transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).back

[2] 1972 c.68.back

[3] S.I. 1972/1811.back

[4] S.I. 2005/621, to which there is an amendment not relevant to these Regulations.back

[5] O.J. No L 153, 30.4.2004, p. 30.back

[6] O.J. No L 214, 19.8.2005, p. 55.back

[7] S.I. 2000/3048, amended by S.I. 2004/114; there is another amending instrument but it is not relevant.back



ISBN 0 11 074439 X


 © Crown copyright 2006

Prepared 5 April 2006


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