The Rural Enterprise Regulations 2000
These Regulations, which extend to England only, supplement the Community legislation listed in the Schedule to the Regulations (“the Community legislation"). The Community legislationinter alia provides for assistance to be paid from the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (“Community assistance") towards investment in agricultural holdings and promoting the adapting and development of rural areas. The Regulations operate within the scope of these provisions to encourage diversification by those in the agricultural sector, or to encourage rural development more generally, by enabling assistance to be paid for new agricultural or rural projects.