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These Regulations may be cited as the Common Agricultural Policy Support Schemes (Modulation) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 16th October 2004.
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(1) The Common Agricultural Policy Support Schemes (Modulation) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 are amended in accordance with this regulation.
(2) In regulation 3–
(a) before the definition of “the Agrimonetary Regulation”, insert–“
 “the Act of Accession” means the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded;”;
(b) at the end of the definition of “the Council Regulation” insert “, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) 41/2004 and the Act of Accession”;
(c) in each of the definitions of “farmer” and “holding”, for “Article 10(a) of the Council Regulation” and “Article 10(b) of the Council Regulation” respectively substitute “Article 1(3) of Council Regulation (EEC) 3508/92 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy of the European Community, as amended”; and
(d) at the end of the definition of “the Rural Development Regulation” insert “, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) 1783/2003, the Act of Accession and Council Regulation (EC) 583/2004.”.
(3) In regulation 5(b), for “Articles 13 to 21” substitute “Articles 13 to 20”.
ROSS FINNIE
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
15th September 2004