The legislative definition of neglect is where the croft is not managed so as to meet the standards of good agricultural and environmental condition referred to in Regulation 4 of, and the Schedule to, the Common Agricultural Policy Schemes (Cross-Compliance) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (SSI 2004 No.518).
Good agricultural and environmental condition: 4. (1) The standards of good agricultural and environmental condition referred to in Article 5 of the Council Regulation are specified in this regulation and the Schedule to these Regulations. (2) The land must be maintained in a condition that would make it reasonably practicable for an authorised person (and any person who may accompany an authorised person) to exercise any of the powers specified in regulation 6 as necessary to ascertain whether any of the statutory management requirements under Article 3 of the Council Regulation or any requirement of this regulation or the Schedule to these Regulations has been complied with.