The Act
12.The Act is divided into 5 Parts.
	Part 1 sets out the key objectives of agricultural and rural policy and imposes a duty on the Scottish Ministers to prepare and lay before the Scottish Parliament a 5-year Rural Support Plan setting out the strategic priorities of the Scottish Ministers for that period.
	Part 2 confers the power on the Scottish Ministers to provide support for the purposes set out in schedule 1 and makes a range of provisions in connection with the support framework.
	Part 3 makes provision enabling the Scottish Ministers to amend and adjust the enactments which contain the CAP rules.
	Part 4 contains a variety of measures relating to agriculture, including a power for the Scottish Ministers to impose continuing professional development (CPD) requirements and the identification of animals.
	Part 5 contains general provisions that apply to the whole Act, including interpretative provisions and commencement.
	Schedule 1 sets out the purposes for which the Scottish Ministers may provide support.
	Schedule 2 contains a variety of repeals and minor amendments. Many of the repeals relate to spent (i.e. no longer relevant) enactments.