- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As made)
Environmentally Sensitive Areas Designation Orders (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
You are here:
- Northern Ireland Statutory Rules
- 1996 No. 606
- Explanatory Note
What Version
More Resources
Status:
This is the original version (as it was originally made). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format.
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
These Regulations amend the environmentally sensitive areas Designation Orders made under Article 3(1) of the Agriculture (Environmental Areas) (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 designating areas in Northern Ireland as environmentally sensitive areas, which implement in part a zonal programme approved by the European Commission (“the Commission”) under Article 7, in compliance with Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2078/92 (O.J. No. L215, 30.7.92, p. 85) on agricultural production methods compatible with the requirements of protection of the environment and the maintenance of the countryside. The Designation Orders amended by the Regulations are set out in the Schedule.
These Regulations make provision to implement Commission Regulation (EC) No. 746/96 (O.J. No. L102, 25.4.96, p. 19) (the “Commission Regulation”) laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2078/92 on agricultural production methods compatible with the requirements of the protection of the environment and the maintenance of the countryside, in particular Article 10 (which prevents duplication of aid under Community schemes in respect of an undertaking) Article 12 (force majeure), and Article 20 (which provides for recovery of wrongful payments with interest, a penalty system and exclusion for false declarations).
The Regulations—
(a)provide that entitlement to payment under the Orders set out in the Schedule is subject to the provisions of Article 10 and Article 20(3) of the Commission Regulation,
(b)make provision to enable the Department to recover grant and impose penalties in accordance with Articles 11, 12 and 20 of the Commission Regulation,
(c)set a rate of interest where recovery of money is to include interest in accordance with Article 20(1) of the Commission Regulation.
These Regulations form part of a package submitted to the Commission under Article 23 of the Commission Regulation.
No Compliance Cost Assessment in relation to these Regulations has been prepared.
Options/Help
Print Options
PrintThe Whole Rule
PrintThis Explanatory Note only
Legislation is available in different versions:
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Opening Options
Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once
More Resources
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- correction slips
- links to related legislation and further information resources
All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. This site additionally contains content derived from EUR-Lex, reused under the terms of the Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of documents from the EU institutions. For more information see the EUR-Lex public statement on re-use.