The Agriculture (Financial Assistance) Regulations 2021 No. 405

Part 3 E+W Payments of financial assistance, monitoring and record keeping

[F1 Payments under an environmental land management scheme] E+W

F2 7.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 7 heading substituted (26.3.2022) by The Agriculture (Financial Assistance) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/389), regs. 1, 5(a)

F2 Reg. 7 omitted (23.3.2023) by virtue of The Agriculture (Financial Assistance) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/351), regs. 1, 4

[F3 Payments under a financial assistance scheme] E+W

8.— [F4 (1) Where an agreement holder has submitted a request for payment under an agreement, the Secretary of State may require the agreement holder to provide additional information or evidence in support of that payment.]

(2) Where the Secretary of State has requested information or evidence under paragraph (1), the agreement holder must provide that information or evidence within any deadlines specified by the Secretary of State.

(3) Where the agreement holder has not provided the information or evidence requested under paragraph (1), the Secretary of State may withhold financial assistance until such time as the Secretary of State is in receipt of that information or evidence.

(4) Any payments made by the Secretary of State must be to a verified bank or building society account of the agreement holder.

(5) The agreement holder must notify the Secretary of State, without delay, of any anticipated or actual changes to that person’s bank or building society account.

(6) Where the Secretary of State receives a notification under paragraph (5), the Secretary of State may withhold payments until such time as the Secretary of State is satisfied that the changes have been checked and verified.

[F5 (7) Where an agreement holder is awarded financial assistance under an agreement that does not require them to submit a request for payment, that person must submit an annual declaration to the Secretary of State confirming compliance with the conditions subject to which that financial assistance is given.]

Textual Amendments

F3 Reg. 8 heading substituted (23.3.2023) by The Agriculture (Financial Assistance) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/351), regs. 1, 5(a)

F4 Reg. 8(1) substituted (23.3.2023) by The Agriculture (Financial Assistance) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/351), regs. 1, 5(b)

F5 Reg. 8(7) inserted (23.3.2023) by The Agriculture (Financial Assistance) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/351), regs. 1, 5(c)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 8 in force at 26.3.2021, see reg. 1

Checking and monitoring E+W

9.  An agreement holder must supply, in such manner and at such times as the Secretary of State may specify, such information or evidence as the Secretary of State may require for the purposes of—

(a) checking whether the eligibility criteria for receipt of financial assistance continue to be met;

(b) verifying compliance with conditions subject to which financial assistance is given;

(c) monitoring the extent to which the purpose of financial assistance has been, or will be, achieved; and

(d) reviewing or evaluating—

(i) any of the activities carried out by the agreement holder under the financial assistance scheme; and

(ii) the success of the financial assistance scheme as a whole.

Commencement Information

I2 Reg. 9 in force at 26.3.2021, see reg. 1

Record keeping E+W

10.  Where an agreement holder is required to keep records in accordance with their agreement, that person must provide copies to the Secretary of State in such manner and at such times as the Secretary of State may specify.

Commencement Information

I3 Reg. 10 in force at 26.3.2021, see reg. 1