Agriculture Act 2020

Direct payments after EU exit: interpretation

1 (1) This paragraph defines or explains expressions used in this paragraph and paragraphs 2 and 3.

(2) The “basic payment scheme” is the Basic Payment Scheme under the Direct Payments Regulation (see Title III of that Regulation), as it operates in relation to Wales, including the arrangements relating to each of the following elements of direct payments under that scheme—

(a) so much of a direct payment that does not consist of a redistributive, greening or young farmers payment (see Chapter 1 of Title III),

(b) a redistributive payment (see Chapter 2 of Title III),

(c) a greening payment (see Chapter 3 of Title III), and

(d) a young farmers payment (see article 50 of that Regulation).

(3) The “legislation governing the basic payment scheme” is—

(a) the following retained direct EU legislation—

(i) the Direct Payments Regulation;

(ii) any Council Delegated Regulation, or Commission Delegated Regulation, made under the Direct Payments Regulation;

(iii) any other retained direct EU legislation which relates to the operation of the basic payment scheme, and

(b) any subordinate legislation relating to retained direct EU legislation falling within paragraph (a).

(4) References to a direct payment under the basic payment scheme are to any payment under that scheme, whether or not including a redistributive payment, a greening payment, a young farmers payment or any two or more of those elements.

(5) The “Direct Payments Regulation” is 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 policy.