Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (S.S.I. No. 439 of 2007).

These Regulations apply to holdings in respect of which the Scottish Ministers are the competent authority under the Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Integrated Administration and Control System) Regulations 2005. They concern applications for less favoured area support in accordance with Regulation (EC) No. 1698/2005 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and Commission Regulations (EC) Nos. 1974/2006 and 1975/2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation No. 1698/2005. Eligibility for payment of support is dependent upon the applicant meeting the criteria set out in these Regulations. The applicant must actively farm eligible land as defined.