Schedules
Schedule 2“Assimilated law”: consequential amendments
I2I110Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020
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””
.