The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Cross Compliance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014

Amendment of the Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Cross Compliance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

5.  In the Schedule (STANDARDS OF GOOD AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION)—

(a) after paragraph 9A (Irrigation Authorisations) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“Protection of groundwater against pollution

9B.— (1) A contravention of—

(a) Article 7 of the Water Order(1) in so far as it relates to groundwater; or

(b) regulation 19(1) of the Groundwater Regulations,

constitutes a failure of cross compliance for the purposes of the Council Regulation.

(2) A contravention of, or a failure to comply with—

(a) any condition of a consent under Article 7A(3)(a) of the Water Order in so far as the condition relates to groundwater;

(b) any condition of an authorisation under regulation 19 of the Groundwater Regulations; or

(c) a notice or any condition of a notice served under regulation 24 or 25 of the Groundwater Regulations,

constitutes a failure of cross compliance for the purposes of the Council Regulation.

(3) A farmer shall ensure that the requirements concerning the siting, operation and maintenance of sheep dipping facilities in the Code of Good Agricultural Practice for the Prevention of Pollution of Water, Air and Soil(2) are complied with.”;

(b) in paragraph 10—

(i) after the definition of “earthbank” there shall be inserted the following definition—

““the Groundwater Regulations” means the Groundwater Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009(3);”;

(ii) after the definition of “undergrazing” there shall be inserted the following definition—

““the Water Order” means the Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999(4);”.

(1)

Article 7 was substituted by Article 280 of the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006. S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I. 21)

(2)

Published by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development August 2008 ISBN Number 978-84807-068

(3)

S.R. 2009 No.254

(4)

S.I. 1999/662 (N.I.6)