[Amendment of Title 1 (Scope and Definitions)U.K.
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3.—(1) In Article 1—
(a)in point (a), for the words from “under” to the end substitute “ for direct payments ”;
(b)in point (c), for “Member States” substitute “ relevant authority ”;
(c)omit point (e).
(2) In Article 2—
(a)in paragraph 1—
(i)for point (f), substitute—
“(f)“sectoral agricultural legislation” means, insofar as it relates to direct payments:
(i)any applicable acts adopted within the framework of the common agricultural policy on the basis of Article 43 TFEU;
(ii)any delegated or implementing acts adopted on the basis of acts referred to in point (i);
(iii)regulations made in the exercise of powers under any act referred to in point (i);”;
(ii)for point (g), substitute—
“(g)“irregularity” means any infringement of a provision of sectoral agricultural legislation resulting from an act or omission by an economic operator, where the infringement results, or would result, in a reduction or loss of public revenue or an unjustified item of expenditure;”;
(iii)after point (g), insert—
“(h)“constituent nation” means England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland, as the case may be;
(i)“direct payment support” means financial support granted under any of the support schemes listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013;
(j)“economic operator” means any person or public entity or group of such persons or entities, including any temporary association of undertakings, which offers the execution of works or a work, the supply of products or the provision of services on the market;
(k)“relevant authority” means:
(i)in England, the Secretary of State;
(ii)in Wales, the Welsh Ministers;
(iii)in Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;
(iv)in Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs;
(l)“relevant accounting officer” means:
(i)in England, the accounting officer for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs;
(ii)in Wales, the Permanent Secretary of the Welsh Government;
(iii)in Scotland, the Permanent Secretary of the Scottish Government;
(iv)in Northern Ireland, the Permanent Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs;”.
(m)“appropriate authority” means:
(i)subject to point (ii), the relevant authority for the constituent nation in which the regulations apply;
(ii)the Secretary of State:
(aa)in relation to Scotland, if consent is given by the Scottish Ministers;
(bb)in relation to Northern Ireland, if consent is given by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.”.
(iv)in paragraph 2, for “the CAP” substitute “ expenditure on direct payments and for the purposes of sectoral agricultural legislation ”.]
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