TITLE IIU.K.GENERAL PROVISIONS ON DIRECT PAYMENTS

CHAPTER 1U.K.Common rules on direct payments

[F1Article 6U.K.National ceilings

[F21.For each year, the national ceiling for the United Kingdom comprising the total value of all allocated payment entitlements, of all national reserves and regional reserves and of all the ceilings calculated in accordance with Articles 42, 47, 51 and 53 is as set out in Annex II.

Where a relevant authority makes a decision under Article 22(2) to increase the amount which represents its share of the basic payment scheme ceiling, the national ceiling set out in Annex II for the United Kingdom for the respective year may be exceeded by the sum of the increases decided pursuant to that Article in respect of that year.]

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[F43.In order to take account of the developments relating to the total maximum amounts of direct payments that may be granted, including those resulting from the decisions taken F5... in accordance with F6... [F7Articles 7A and 14] of this Regulation [F8, the Secretary of State may make regulations] adapting the national ceilings set out in Annex II to this Regulation.]

[F94.The Secretary of State may not make regulations under paragraph 3 without the consent of each of the relevant authorities for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

5.Where the relevant authority for Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland requests that the Secretary of State makes regulations under paragraph 3, the Secretary of State must have regard to that request.]]

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