Legislation and regulation defining the tasks and authority of the Directorate for Agriculture and Rural Economy
Date published: 23 May, 2018
The following is by no means a complete list, but covers much of the statutory basis for the activities carried out by the Directorate.
It generally does not include implementing or secondary regulation which may more directly define the requirements for processing personal data.
European Union
| Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32013R1305 |
| Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32013R1306 |
| Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32013R1307 |
| Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32000R1760 |
| Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 establishing a system for the identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals | http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:32004R0021 |
| Council Directive 2008/71/EC on the identification and registration of pigs | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=celex%3A32008L0071 |
| Council Directive 2009/156/EC on animal health conditions governing the movement and importation from third countries of equidae | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32009L0156 |
UK and Scotland
| Small Landholders (Scotland) Act 1911 | http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo5/1-2/49/contents |
| Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993 | http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1993/44/contents |
| The Rural Development (Scotland) Regulations 2015 | http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/192/contents/made |
| Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 | http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/2/contents |
| Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 | http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/18/contents |
| Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 | http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/55/contents |
| Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003 | http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/11/contents |
| Agriculture Act 1947 | http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/10-11/48/contents |
| Animal Health Act 1981 | http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/22/contents |