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2004 No. 114

COUNTRYSIDE, ENGLAND

The Countryside Stewardship (Amendment)Regulations 2004

  Made 21st January 2004 
  Laid before Parliament 22nd January 2004 
  Coming into force 16th February 2004 

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 98 of the Environment Act 1995[1], with the consent of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Title and commencement
     1. These Regulations may be cited as the Countryside Stewardship (Amendment) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 16th February 2004.

Amendment of the Countryside Stewardship Regulations 2000
    
2. The Schedule to the Countryside Stewardship Regulations 2000[2] shall be amended as follows - 


Elliot Morley
Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

14th January 2004



We consent,


John Heppell

Nick Ainger
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury

21st January 2004



SCHEDULE 1
Regulation 2(b)


NEW PART II OF THE SCHEDULE TO THE COUNTRYSIDE STEWARDSHIP REGULATIONS 2000









SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 2(c)


NEW PART III OF THE SCHEDULE TO THE COUNTRYSIDE STEWARDSHIP REGULATIONS 2000









EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)


These Regulations amend the Countryside Stewardship Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/3048, amended by S.I. 2001/3991) ("the principal Regulations"). The principal Regulations make provision for payments to be made to any person who enters an agreement with the Secretary of State requiring him to carry out an activity which is conducive to a specified purpose on land in which he has an interest.

The Regulations amend, with effect from 16th February 2004, the maximum rates in respect of certain payments listed in Parts I, II and III of the Schedule to the principal Regulations. Payments in respect of the preparation of whole-farm environmental audits are introduced (Item 5 in the new Part III of the Schedule to the principal Regulations, inserted by Schedule 2 to these Regulations).

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.


Notes:

[1] 1995, c. 25, amended by the Development Commission (Transfer of Functions and Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/416); section 98(5) contains a definition of the appropriate Minister, as amended to mean, in England, the Secretary of State, by virtue of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/794), Article 2; for the application of section 98 to the Isles of Scilly, see section 117 of the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25) and the Environment Act 1995 (Isles of Scilly) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1030).back

[2] S.I. 2000/3048, amended by S.I. 2001/3991.back



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  © Crown copyright 2004

Prepared 5 February 2004


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