Citation, commencement and interpretationI11

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Direct Payments to Farmers (Cross-Compliance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 and come into operation on 24th October 2022.

2

a

 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 19542 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

b

In these Regulations –

  • “Direct Payment Scheme” means –

    1. i

      schemes for direct payment to farmers made under Regulation (EU) No. 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy3, or

    2. ii

      schemes for direct payment to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the Agriculture Act 2020 F1, or

    3. iii

      F2schemes for direct payment to farmers made under retained Regulation (EU) No. 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No. 1698/2005.

  • “the 2022 scheme year” means the scheme year beginning on 1st January and ending on 31st December 2022.