Agriculture Act 2020

14 General provision connected with payments to farmers and other beneficiaries E+W

(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations modify the following legislation so far as it operates in relation to England—

(a) [F1 assimilated direct] legislation relating to the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy, and

(b) subordinate legislation relating to that legislation.

(2) Regulations under this section may only be made for or in connection with making changes that the Secretary of State considers would serve any one or more of the following purposes—

(a) securing that any provision of legislation referred to in subsection (1) ceases to have effect;

(b) simplifying the operation of any provision of such legislation, or making its operation more efficient or effective;

(c) removing or reducing burdens, or the overall burdens, imposed by such legislation on persons applying for, or in receipt of, payments governed by the legislation, or otherwise improving the way that the legislation operates in relation to such persons;

(d) securing that any sanction or penalty imposed by such legislation is appropriate and proportionate.

(3) In this section—

• “burden” includes—

  (a)

  a financial cost;

  (b)

  an administrative inconvenience;

  (c)

  an obstacle to efficiency, productivity or profitability;

• “[F1 assimilated direct] legislation relating to the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy” includes—

  (a)

  Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy;

  (b)

  [F1 assimilated direct] legislation made under that Regulation;

  (c)

  the legacy regulations.

(4) In subsection (3), the “legacy regulations” means [F1 assimilated direct] legislation relating to the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy that preceded Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 and includes—

(a) Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the financing of the common agricultural policy;

(b) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1975/2006 of 7 December 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, as regards the implementation of control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of rural development support measures;

(c) Commission Regulation (EU) No 65/2011 of 27 January 2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, as regards the implementation of control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of rural development support measures.

(5) Regulations under this section are subject to negative resolution procedure (unless section 50(5) applies).

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 14 substituted (1.1.2024) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1424), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 93(2)(b)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 14 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes and otherwise at 11.1.2021, see s. 57(1)(b)(c)(6)