S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S 2007 No. 75 AGRICULTURE, ENGLAND The Rural Development (Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2007 Made - - - - 9th January 2007 Laid before Parliament 19th January 2007 Coming into force - - 12th February 2007 The Secretary of State has been designated(a) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(b) in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community and measures relating to the promotion of rural development. He makes the following Regulations under the powers conferred by that section. Title, commencement and application 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Rural Development (Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2007, come into force on 12th February 2007, and apply in relation to England only. Interpretation 2.—(1) In these Regulations— “accountable body” means a body administering rural development payments which relate to the measures in Article 63 of Council Regulation 1698/2005, which may b...