Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023

Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 U.K.

10 (1) The Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 2 (interpretation and status)—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”;

(ii) for “EU law retained under that Act” substitute “assimilated law within the meaning given by that section”;

(b) in subsection (3)—

(i) for “retained direct EU” substitute “assimilated direct”;

(ii) for “direct EU legislation retained under that Act” substitute “assimilated direct legislation within the meaning given by section 20(1) of that Act”;

(c) in subsection (5), in the table—

(i) in the entry for “retained EU law”, for “retained EU” (in each place it appears) substitute “assimilated”;

(ii) in the entry for “retained direct EU legislation”, for “retained direct EU” (in each place it appears) substitute “assimilated direct”;

(iii) in the entry for “retained direct principal EU legislation”, for “retained direct principal EU” substitute “assimilated direct principal”;

(iv) in the entry for “retained direct minor EU legislation”, for “retained direct minor EU” substitute “assimilated direct minor” and for “retained direct EU” substitute “assimilated direct”;

(d) in subsection (6)—

(i) for “retained” (in the first and second places it appears) substitute “assimilated”;

(ii) in paragraph (a), for “2, 3 or 4” substitute “2 or 3”;

(e) in subsection (7), for “retained EU” (in each place it appears) substitute “assimilated”;

(f) in subsection (8)(b), for “retained direct EU” substitute “assimilated direct”;

(g) in subsection (10)—

(i) in the definition of “retained EU law governing the CAP direct payment schemes”, for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”;

(ii) in the definition of “retained direct EU CAP legislation”, for “retained direct EU” substitute “assimilated direct”.

(3) In section 3 (regulations), in subsections (4), (9) and (10), for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”.

(4) In section 8 (interpretation)—

(a) before the definition of “CAP direct payment schemes” insert—

• ““assimilated direct CAP legislation” has the meaning given by section 2;

• “assimilated law governing the CAP direct payment schemes” has the meaning given by section 2;”

(b) in the definition of “enactment”, in paragraph (d), for “retained direct EU” substitute “assimilated direct”;

(c) omit the definitions of “retained direct EU CAP legislation” and “retained EU law governing the CAP direct payment schemes”.

(5) In Schedule 1 (consequential provision)—

(a) omit paragraphs 3 to 6;

(b) in paragraph 7—

(i) the existing text becomes sub-paragraph (2) of that paragraph;

(ii) before sub-paragraph (2), insert—

“(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies in relation to the definitions of “assimilated law”, “assimilated direct legislation”, “assimilated direct minor legislation” and “assimilated direct principal legislation” in each of—

(a) Schedule 1 to the Interpretation Act 1978;

(b) section 55(2B)(d) of and Schedule 1 to the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10);

(c) Schedule 1 to the Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 4);

(d) section 44A of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33 (N.I.).”;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (2), for “For the purposes of the definitions amended by paragraphs 3 to 6” substitute “For the purposes of those definitions”;

(iv) in paragraph (a) of sub-paragraph (2), for “retained EU” substitute “assimilated”;

(v) in paragraph (b) of sub-paragraph (2), for “retained direct EU” substitute “assimilated direct”;

(vi) in paragraphs (c) and (d) of sub-paragraph (2), for “retained direct principal EU” substitute “assimilated direct principal”;

(vii) in paragraph (d) of sub-paragraph (2), for “retained direct minor EU” substitute “assimilated direct minor”;

(c) In paragraph 8—

(i) omit “3 or”;

(ii) for “the terms mentioned in paragraph 3” substitute ““assimilated law”, “assimilated direct legislation”, “assimilated direct minor legislation” and “assimilated direct principal legislation””.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 2 para. 10 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 22(3)

I2 Sch. 2 para. 10 in force at 1.1.2024 by S.I. 2023/1363, reg. 3(e)