
2025 No. 274
AGRICULTURE
The Rural Support (Simplification and Improvement) (Data Publication) (Scotland) Regulations 2025
Made 24th September 2025
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 26th September 2025
Coming into force 1st January 2026
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the 
Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Act 2020, and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation and commencement
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These Regulations may be cited as the Rural Support (Simplification and Improvement) (Data Publication) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 1 January 2026.
Modification of Regulation (EU) No  1306/2013
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(1) Regulation (EU) No  1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy is amended in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) In Article 111(1) (Publication of beneficiaries) omit the final unnumbered subparagraph.
Modification of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No  908/2014
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(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No  908/2014 of 6 August 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No  1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to paying agencies and other bodies, financial management, clearance of accounts, rules on checks, securities and transparency is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).
(2) In Article 4(1) (Relevant authorities acting jointly) omit point (ii).
(3) For Article 59 (Form and date of publication) substitute—“
Article 59
Form and date of publication
The information referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 111 of Regulation (EU) No  1306/2013 shall be published by 30 June each year for the preceding financial year and shall remain available for two years from the date of their initial publication.
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(4) Omit Article 62 (The Single Website).
JIM FAIRLIE
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew's House,
Edinburgh
24th September 2025