Statutory Instruments
2001 No. 3900
AGRICULTURE, ENGLAND
The England Rural Development Programme (Project Variations) Regulations 2001
Made
6th December 2001
Laid before Parliament
10th December 2001
Coming into force
1st January 2002
The Secretary of State, being a Minister designated( 1 ) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972( 2 ) in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community and measures relating to the promotion of rural development, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by the said section 2(2) and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Title, commencement and extent
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the England Rural Development Programme (Project Variations) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 1st January 2002.
(2) These regulations shall extend to England only.
Interpretation
2. —(1) In these regulations—
“the Energy Crops Regulations” means the Energy Crops Regulations 2000( 3 );
“the Rural Enterprise Regulations” means the Rural Enterprise Regulations 2000( 4 ); and
“the Vocational Training Regulations” means the Vocational Training Grants (Agriculture and Forestry) Regulations 2000( 5 ).
Amendment of the Energy Crops Regulations
3. —(1) The Energy Crops Regulations shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (2) of this regulation.
(2) In regulation 5 (approval of projects), the following paragraph shall be substituted for the existing paragraph (6)—
“ (6) Before varying an approval under paragraph (4), the Minister shall—
(a) give the beneficiary notice in writing that he proposes to do so with a statement of his reasons;
(b) give the beneficiary an opportunity to make written representations within such time as the Minister considers reasonable; and
(c) consider any such representations. ” .
Amendment of the Rural Enterprise Regulations
4. —(1) The Rural Enterprise Regulations shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (2) of this regulation.
(2) In regulation 5 (approval of projects), the following paragraph shall be substituted for the existing paragraph (3)—
“ (3) Before varying an approval under paragraph (2), the Minister shall—
(a) give the beneficiary notice in writing that he proposes to do so with a statement of his reasons;
(b) give the beneficiary an opportunity to make written representations within such time as the Minister considers reasonable; and
(c) consider any such representations. ” .
Amendment of the Vocational Training Regulations
5. —(1) The Vocational Training Regulations shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (2) of this regulation.
(2) In regulation 5 (approval of projects), the following paragraph shall be substituted for the existing paragraph (3)—
“ (3) Before varying an approval under paragraph (2), the Minister shall—
(a) give the beneficiary notice in writing that he proposes to do so with a statement of his reasons;
(b) give the beneficiary an opportunity to make written representations within such time as the Minister considers reasonable; and
(c) consider any such representations. ” .
Alun Michael
Minister of State,
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
6th December 2001