PART 3Amendments to Direct Payments Regulations

Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013

33.  For Article 6(3) substitute—

3.  In order to take account of developments relating to the total maximum amounts of direct payments that may be granted, the Secretary of State may make regulations adapting the national ceilings set out in Annex II to this Regulation.

4.  The Secretary of State may not make regulations under paragraph 3 without the consent of each of the relevant authorities for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

5.  Where the relevant authority for Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland requests that the Secretary of State makes regulations under paragraph 3, the Secretary of State must have regard to that request..