Introduction
1.These Explanatory Notes relate to the Agriculture Act (Northern Ireland) 2025 which received Royal Assent on 16 September 2025. They have been prepared by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (the Department) in order to assist the reader in understanding the Act. They do not form part of the Act and have not been endorsed by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
2.These Notes need to be read in conjunction with the Act. They are not, and are not meant to be, a comprehensive description of the Act. So, where a section or part of a section does not seem to require an explanation or comment, none is given.
