http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/part/2/chapter/2/2020-11-11Agriculture Act 2020An Act to authorise expenditure for certain agricultural and other purposes; to make provision about direct payments following the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union and about payments in response to exceptional market conditions affecting agricultural markets; to confer power to modify retained direct EU legislation relating to agricultural and rural development payments and public market intervention and private storage aid; to make provision about reports on food security; to make provision about the acquisition and use of information connected with food supply chains; to confer powers to make regulations about the imposition of obligations on business purchasers of agricultural products, marketing standards, organic products and the classification of carcasses; to make provision for reports relating to free trade agreements; to make provision for the recognition of associations of agricultural producers which may benefit from certain exemptions from competition law; to make provision about fertilisers; to make provision about the identification and traceability of animals; to make provision about red meat levy in Great Britain; to make provision about agricultural tenancies; to confer power to make regulations about securing compliance with the WTO Agreement on Agriculture; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-09-192020-11-11 PART 2 Food and agricultural marketsCHAPTER 2Intervention in agricultural marketsDeclaration relating to exceptional market conditions201The Secretary of State may make and publish a declaration in accordance with this section if the Secretary of State considers that there are exceptional market conditions which justify making the powers conferred by or referred to in section 21 available for use.2In this Part “exceptional market conditions” exist where—athere is a severe disturbance in agricultural markets or a serious threat of a severe disturbance in agricultural markets, andbthe disturbance or threatened disturbance has, or is likely to have, a significant adverse effect on agricultural producers in England in terms of the prices achievable for one or more agricultural products.3A declaration must—astate that the Secretary of State considers that there are exceptional market conditions which justify making the declaration,bdescribe the exceptional market conditions in question, in particular by specifying—ithe disturbance or threatened disturbance in agricultural markets,iiany agricultural product which is or is likely to be affected by the disturbance or threatened disturbance, andiiithe grounds for considering that the conditions in subsection (2)(a) and (b) are met in relation to that disturbance or threatened disturbance,cdescribe the grounds for considering that the exceptional market conditions justify making the powers conferred by or referred to in section 21 available for use, anddstate that the powers conferred by or referred to in section 21 are (unless the declaration is revoked sooner) available for use in relation to the exceptional market conditions until such day as the declaration may specify.4A declaration has effect from when it is published until the end of the day specified under subsection (3)(d) (which may not be later than the last day of the period of three months beginning with the day on which it is published).5The Secretary of State may revoke a declaration by making and publishing a further declaration stating that the declaration is revoked.6If at any time during the period of seven days ending with the day specified under subsection (3)(d) the Secretary of State considers that—athere continue to be exceptional market conditions, andbthey justify extending the availability of the powers conferred by or referred to in section 21,the Secretary of State may make and publish a further declaration extending the effect of the original declaration for such period (not exceeding three months) as the further declaration may specify.7The fact that a declaration under this section has expired or been revoked does not prevent the Secretary of State from making and publishing another declaration relating in whole or part to the same exceptional market conditions.8A copy of any declaration made and published under this section must be laid before Parliament by the Secretary of State as soon as practicable after it is published.9In this section and section 21 a reference to agricultural markets, agricultural producers or agricultural products includes horticultural markets, horticultural producers or horticultural products (as the case may be).Exceptional market conditions: powers available to Secretary of State211This section applies during the period for which a declaration under section 20 has effect.2The Secretary of State may give, or agree to give, financial assistance to agricultural producers in England whose incomes are being, or are likely to be, adversely affected by the exceptional market conditions described in the declaration.3The Secretary of State may also make such use as the Secretary of State considers appropriate of any available powers under retained direct EU legislation which provides for the operation of public intervention and aid for private storage mechanisms, in response to a declaration under section 20.4Financial assistance under subsection (2) may be given by way of grant, loan or guarantee or in any other form.5The financial assistance may be given subject to such conditions as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.6The conditions may (among other things) include provision under which the financial assistance is to be repaid or otherwise made good (with or without interest).7Nothing in subsection (1) or (2) prevents the Secretary of State from giving, or agreeing to give, financial assistance under subsection (2)—aafter the end of the period for which the declaration has effect, butbin response to an application duly made during that period.Modification of certain retained direct EU legislation in connection with exceptional market conditions and for general purposes221The Secretary of State may by regulations modify retained direct EU legislation relating to public market intervention or aid for private storage, for the purpose of altering the operation of provisions of such legislation so far as they have effect in relation to England in connection with exceptional market conditions which are the subject of a declaration under section 20.2The Secretary of State may by regulations modify retained direct EU legislation relating to public market intervention or aid for private storage, for either or both of the following purposes—asecuring that provisions of such legislation cease to have effect in relation to England, otherwise than in connection with exceptional market conditions which are the subject of a declaration under section 20;baltering the operation of provisions of such legislation so far as they have effect in relation to England, otherwise than in connection with such market conditions (pending the achievement of the purpose in paragraph (a) in relation to those provisions).3The power conferred by subsection (1) includes power to make modifications that apply only in relation to the exceptional market conditions which are the subject of a particular declaration specified in the regulations.4The powers conferred by subsections (1) and (2) include power to change the agricultural products that are eligible for public market intervention or aid for private storage.5Regulations under this section are subject to negative resolution procedure (unless section 50(5) applies).6In this section “retained direct EU legislation relating to public market intervention or aid for private storage” includes—aArticles 8 to 18 of the CMO Regulation;bCouncil Regulation (EU) No 1370/2013 of 16 December 2013 determining measures on fixing certain aids and refunds related to the common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (so far as relating to public market intervention and aid for private storage);cthe following Commission Regulations (so far as relating to public market intervention and aid for private storage)—iCommission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1238 of 18 May 2016 supplementing the CMO Regulation with regard to public intervention and aid for private storage;iiCommission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1240 of 18 May 2016 laying down rules for the application of the CMO Regulation with regard to public intervention and aid for private storage;iiiCommission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1182 of 20 April 2017 supplementing the CMO Regulation as regards the Union scales for the classification of beef, pig and sheep carcasses and as regards the reporting of market prices of certain categories of carcasses and live animals.7Until paragraph 1 of Schedule 7 (amendment of Articles 219, 220, 221 and 222 of the CMO Regulation) is in force, any reference in this section to exceptional market conditions which are the subject of a declaration under section 20 includes a reference to circumstances which are the subject of measures under any of those Articles.S. 20 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 57(1)(b)(c)S. 21 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 57(1)(b)(c)S. 22 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes and otherwise at 11.1.2021, see s. 57(1)(b)(c)(6)
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<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/section/20/3/b/iii/2020-11-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/20/3/b/iii" id="section-20-3-b-iii">
<Pnumber>iii</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>the grounds for considering that the conditions in subsection (2)(a) and (b) are met in relation to that disturbance or threatened disturbance,</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/section/20/3/c/2020-11-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/20/3/c" id="section-20-3-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>describe the grounds for considering that the exceptional market conditions justify making the powers conferred by or referred to in section 21 available for use, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/section/20/3/d/2020-11-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/20/3/d" id="section-20-3-d">
<Pnumber>d</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>state that the powers conferred by or referred to in section 21 are (unless the declaration is revoked sooner) available for use in relation to the exceptional market conditions until such day as the declaration may specify.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/section/20/4/2020-11-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/20/4" id="section-20-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A declaration has effect from when it is published until the end of the day specified under subsection (3)(d) (which may not be later than the last day of the period of three months beginning with the day on which it is published).</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/section/20/5/2020-11-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/20/5" id="section-20-5">
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The Secretary of State may revoke a declaration by making and publishing a further declaration stating that the declaration is revoked.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/section/20/6/2020-11-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/20/6" id="section-20-6">
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>If at any time during the period of seven days ending with the day specified under subsection (3)(d) the Secretary of State considers that—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/section/20/6/a/2020-11-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/20/6/a" id="section-20-6-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>there continue to be exceptional market conditions, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/section/20/6/b/2020-11-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/20/6/b" id="section-20-6-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>they justify extending the availability of the powers conferred by or referred to in section 21,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>the Secretary of State may make and publish a further declaration extending the effect of the original declaration for such period (not exceeding three months) as the further declaration may specify.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/section/20/7/2020-11-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/20/7" id="section-20-7">
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The fact that a declaration under this section has expired or been revoked does not prevent the Secretary of State from making and publishing another declaration relating in whole or part to the same exceptional market conditions.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/section/20/8/2020-11-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/20/8" id="section-20-8">
<Pnumber>8</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A copy of any declaration made and published under this section must be laid before Parliament by the Secretary of State as soon as practicable after it is published.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/section/20/9/2020-11-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/20/9" id="section-20-9">
<Pnumber>9</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In this section and section 21 a reference to agricultural markets, agricultural producers or agricultural products includes horticultural markets, horticultural producers or horticultural products (as the case may be).</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictEndDate="2021-01-01" RestrictStartDate="2020-11-11" RestrictExtent="E+W">
<Title>Exceptional market conditions: powers available to Secretary of State</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/section/21/2020-11-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/21" id="section-21">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c24383021"/>
21
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/section/21/1/2020-11-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/21/1" id="section-21-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>This section applies during the period for which a declaration under section 20 has effect.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/section/21/2/2020-11-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/21/2" id="section-21-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The Secretary of State may give, or agree to give, financial assistance to agricultural producers in England whose incomes are being, or are likely to be, adversely affected by the exceptional market conditions described in the declaration.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/section/21/3/2020-11-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/21/3" id="section-21-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The Secretary of State may also make such use as the Secretary of State considers appropriate of any available powers under retained direct EU legislation which provides for the operation of public intervention and aid for private storage mechanisms, in response to a declaration under section 20.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/section/21/4/2020-11-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/21/4" id="section-21-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Financial assistance under subsection (2) may be given by way of grant, loan or guarantee or in any other form.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/section/21/5/2020-11-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/21/5" id="section-21-5">
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The financial assistance may be given subject to such conditions as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/section/21/6/2020-11-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/21/6" id="section-21-6">
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The conditions may (among other things) include provision under which the financial assistance is to be repaid or otherwise made good (with or without interest).</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/section/21/7/2020-11-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/21/7" id="section-21-7">
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Nothing in subsection (1) or (2) prevents the Secretary of State from giving, or agreeing to give, financial assistance under subsection (2)—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/section/21/7/a/2020-11-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/21/7/a" id="section-21-7-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>after the end of the period for which the declaration has effect, but</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/section/21/7/b/2020-11-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/21/7/b" id="section-21-7-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in response to an application duly made during that period.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictEndDate="2024-01-01" RestrictStartDate="2020-11-11" ConfersPower="true" RestrictExtent="E+W">
<Title>Modification of certain retained direct EU legislation in connection with exceptional market conditions and for general purposes</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/section/22/2020-11-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/22" id="section-22">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c24383031"/>
22
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/section/22/1/2020-11-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/22/1" id="section-22-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The Secretary of State may by regulations modify retained direct EU legislation relating to public market intervention or aid for private storage, for the purpose of altering the operation of provisions of such legislation so far as they have effect in relation to England in connection with exceptional market conditions which are the subject of a declaration under section 20.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/section/22/2/2020-11-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/22/2" id="section-22-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The Secretary of State may by regulations modify retained direct EU legislation relating to public market intervention or aid for private storage, for either or both of the following purposes—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/section/22/2/a/2020-11-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/22/2/a" id="section-22-2-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>securing that provisions of such legislation cease to have effect in relation to England, otherwise than in connection with exceptional market conditions which are the subject of a declaration under section 20;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/section/22/2/b/2020-11-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/22/2/b" id="section-22-2-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>altering the operation of provisions of such legislation so far as they have effect in relation to England, otherwise than in connection with such market conditions (pending the achievement of the purpose in paragraph (a) in relation to those provisions).</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/section/22/3/2020-11-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/22/3" id="section-22-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The power conferred by subsection (1) includes power to make modifications that apply only in relation to the exceptional market conditions which are the subject of a particular declaration specified in the regulations.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/section/22/4/2020-11-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/22/4" id="section-22-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The powers conferred by subsections (1) and (2) include power to change the agricultural products that are eligible for public market intervention or aid for private storage.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/section/22/5/2020-11-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/22/5" id="section-22-5">
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Regulations under this section are subject to negative resolution procedure (unless section 50(5) applies).</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/section/22/6/2020-11-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/22/6" id="section-22-6">
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In this section “
<Term id="term-retained-direct-eu-legislation-relating-to-public-market-intervention-or-aid-for-private-storage">retained direct EU legislation relating to public market intervention or aid for private storage</Term>
” includes—
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/section/22/6/a/2020-11-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/22/6/a" id="section-22-6-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>Articles 8 to 18 of the CMO Regulation;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/section/22/6/b/2020-11-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/22/6/b" id="section-22-6-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
Council
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/european/regulation/2013/1370" Class="EuropeanUnionRegulation" Year="2013" Number="1370">Regulation (EU) No 1370/2013</Citation>
of 16 December 2013 determining measures on fixing certain aids and refunds related to the common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (so far as relating to public market intervention and aid for private storage);
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/section/22/6/c/2020-11-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/22/6/c" id="section-22-6-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the following Commission Regulations (so far as relating to public market intervention and aid for private storage)—</Text>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/section/22/6/c/i/2020-11-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/22/6/c/i" id="section-22-6-c-i">
<Pnumber>i</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>
Commission Delegated
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/european/regulation/2016/1238" Class="EuropeanUnionRegulation" Year="2016" Number="1238">Regulation (EU) 2016/1238</Citation>
of 18 May 2016 supplementing the CMO Regulation with regard to public intervention and aid for private storage;
</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/section/22/6/c/ii/2020-11-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/22/6/c/ii" id="section-22-6-c-ii">
<Pnumber>ii</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>
Commission Implementing
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/european/regulation/2016/1240" Class="EuropeanUnionRegulation" Year="2016" Number="1240">Regulation (EU) 2016/1240</Citation>
of 18 May 2016 laying down rules for the application of the CMO Regulation with regard to public intervention and aid for private storage;
</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/section/22/6/c/iii/2020-11-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/22/6/c/iii" id="section-22-6-c-iii">
<Pnumber>iii</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>
Commission Delegated
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/european/regulation/2017/1182" Class="EuropeanUnionRegulation" Year="2017" Number="1182">Regulation (EU) 2017/1182</Citation>
of 20 April 2017 supplementing the CMO Regulation as regards the Union scales for the classification of beef, pig and sheep carcasses and as regards the reporting of market prices of certain categories of carcasses and live animals.
</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/section/22/7/2020-11-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/22/7" id="section-22-7">
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Until paragraph 1 of Schedule 7 (amendment of Articles 219, 220, 221 and 222 of the CMO Regulation) is in force, any reference in this section to exceptional market conditions which are the subject of a declaration under section 20 includes a reference to circumstances which are the subject of measures under any of those Articles.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Chapter>
</Part>
</Body>
</Primary>
<Commentaries>
<Commentary id="c24383011" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00074" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/20" SectionRef="section-20">S. 20</CitationSubRef>
in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see
<CitationSubRef id="c00075" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/57/1/b/c" SectionRef="section-57-1-b-c">s. 57(1)(b)(c)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c24383021" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00076" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/21" SectionRef="section-21">S. 21</CitationSubRef>
in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see
<CitationSubRef id="c00077" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/57/1/b/c" SectionRef="section-57-1-b-c">s. 57(1)(b)(c)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c24383031" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00078" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/22" SectionRef="section-22">S. 22</CitationSubRef>
in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes and otherwise at 11.1.2021, see
<CitationSubRef id="c00079" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/21/section/57/1/b/c/6" SectionRef="section-57-1-b-c-6">s. 57(1)(b)(c)(6)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
</Commentaries>
</Legislation>