2017 No. 1198
The Common Agricultural Policy Basic Payment and Support Schemes (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19721.
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of that Act in relation to the common agricultural policy2.
Citation, application and commencement1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Common Agricultural Policy Basic Payment and Support Schemes (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017.
2
They apply in England only.
3
They come into force on 1st January 2018 and apply to aid applications relating to each year beginning with 1st January and ending on 31st December.
Amendment of the Common Agricultural Policy Basic Payment and Support Schemes (England) Regulations 20142
The Common Agricultural Policy Basic Payment and Support Schemes (England) Regulations 20143 are amended as follows.
Amendment of regulation 2 (interpretation)3
In regulation 2(1), for the definition of “the Direct Payments Delegated Regulation” substitute—
“the Direct Payments Delegated Regulation” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 639/2014 supplementing the Direct Payments Regulation4
Amendment of regulation 13 (ecological focus areas)4
Regulation 13 is amended as follows.
1
After paragraph (1) insert—
1A
For the purposes of Article 45(2) of the Direct Payments Delegated Regulation, land must lie fallow in the period which runs from and including 1st January up to and including 30st June.
2
In paragraph (2), for the words from “landscape” to the end substitute “the landscape feature selected is as listed in point (a) of the first sub-paragraph of that Article (hedges, wooded strips or trees in line)”.
3
In paragraph (3), for the words from “the minimum” to “SMR 10, is” substitute “buffer strips and field margins must be at least”.
4
In paragraph (4)—
a
in sub-paragraph (b)(i) for “31st August” substitute “20th August”;
b
in sub-paragraph (b)(ii) for “1st October” substitute “14thOctober”.
5
Omit paragraph 6.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)