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The Direct Payments to Farmers (Simplifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022
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PART 1Preliminary
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Direct Payments to Farmers (Simplifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 and come into operation on the day following the day on which they are made.
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(1) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
(3) In these Regulations —
“the Direct Payments Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of 17 December 2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 637/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009(2).
PART 2National or regional reserve
Amendment to the Direct Payments Regulation
2.—(1) The Direct Payments Regulation is amended as follows.
(2) In Article 30 after paragraph 11 insert —
“12. A farmer as defined in Article 4(1)(a) who has submitted an application and been unsuccessful in obtaining entitlements from the national or regional reserve under paragraph 6, 7a or 7b in three or more scheme years shall no longer be eligible to be allocated entitlements from the national or regional reserve under paragraph 6, 7a or 7b.
A young farmer as defined in Article 50(2) who has submitted an application and has been unsuccessful in obtaining entitlements from the national or regional reserve under paragraph 6, 7a or 7b in three or more scheme years shall no longer be eligible to be allocated entitlements from the national or regional reserve under paragraph 6, 7a or 7b.”
PART 3Transfer of payment entitlements
Amendment of the Direct Payments Regulation
3.—(1) The Direct Payments Regulation is amended as follows.
(2) In Article 30 after paragraph (10a) insert—
“(10b) After the application of paragraph (10a), the number of payment entitlements to be allocated to a farmer shall be reduced by the number of entitlements temporarily transferred out by that farmer and by the number of entitlements permanently transferred out by that farmer in the scheme year of application and the previous 2 scheme years, provided those scheme years relate to 2022 or later.”
PART 4Payment for young farmers
Amendment of the Direct Payments Regulation
4.—(1) The Direct Payments Regulation is amended as follows.
(2) In Article 50, in paragraph 5, after the second subparagraph insert —
“Notwithstanding a change in the head of holding, a farmer as defined in Article 4(1)(a) shall not receive the payment for young farmers for a total period greater than 5 years.”
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs on 5th January 2022.
Rosemary Agnew
A senior officer of the
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
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