The England Rural Development Programme (Project Variations) Regulations 2001

• Citation: S.I. 2001/3900
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Title, commencement and extent

(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.

Section 2 Interpretation

(1) In these regulations—

“the Energy Crops Regulations ” means the Energy Crops Regulations 2000 ;

“the Rural Enterprise Regulations ” means the Rural Enterprise Regulations 2000 ; and

“the Vocational Training Regulations ” means the Vocational Training Grants (Agriculture and Forestry) Regulations 2000 .

Section 3 Amendment of the Energy Crops Regulations

(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.

Section 4 Amendment of the Rural Enterprise Regulations

(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.

Section 5 Amendment of the Vocational Training Regulations

(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.