Statutory Instruments
Agriculture
Made
9th December 2009
Laid before Parliament
11th December 2009
Coming into force
1st January 2010
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Textual Amendments
F1Regulations revoked (1.1.2015) by The Common Agricultural Policy (Control and Enforcement, Cross-Compliance, Scrutiny of Transactions and Appeals) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3263), Sch. 5 (with reg. 35)
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations apply throughout the United Kingdom. They revoke with savings the Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Integrated Administration and Control System) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/218).
They make provision for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No. 73/2009 (“the Council Regulation”) (OJ No L 30, 31.1.2009, p 16), in relation to establishing an integrated administration and control system (“IACS”) for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy. In addition these Regulations implement certain provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1122/2009 (O.J. No L 316, 2,12,2009, p 65), laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the integrated administration and control system.
Regulation 3 specifies which competent authority may determine the single application for direct payments, and regulation 4 designates the authority responsible for coordinating the checks referred to in the Council Regulation.
Regulation 5 specifies that the last day on which the single application may be submitted to the competent authority is 15th May and provides exceptions if 15th May is either a Saturday, Sunday, Bank Holiday or public holiday.
Regulation 6 prescribes the minimum size of an agricultural parcel in respect of which the single application may be made.
Regulation 7 provides for the rate of interest that may be charged on a repayment due from the farmer, and regulation 8 specifies that the repayment amount is recoverable as a debt.
Regulation 9 confers an authorised person of a competent authority, powers of entry and other powers for the purposes of enforcing the Regulations.
Regulation 10 creates offences and penalties. Regulation 11 contains provisions relating to the liability of directors, and regulation 12 relates to proceedings against partnerships and unincorporated associations.
Regulation 13 permits competent authorities to enter into agency arrangements with each other for the purpose of exercising their IACS functions specified in the Council Regulation.
Regulation 14 enables set off between sums due to competent authorities and sums due to a farmer.
Regulation 15 revokes the Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Integrated Administration and Control System) Regulations 2005, but provides savings.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.