S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S 2010 No. 167 AGRICULTURE, ENGLAND The Hill Farm Allowance Regulations 2010 Made - - - - 29th January 2010 Laid before Parliament 2nd February 2010 Coming into force - - 24th February 2010 The Secretary of State is 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. The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations under the powers conferred by that section. Title, commencement and application 1. These Regulations— (a) may be cited as the Hill Farm Allowance Regulations 2010; (b) come into force on 24th February 2010; (c) apply only in relation to holdings situated wholly or partly in England. Interpretation 2. In these Regulations— “agriculture” includes horticulture, fruit growing, seed growing, dairy farming and livestock breeding and keeping, the use of land as grazing la...