Agriculture Act (Northern Ireland) 2025

Aid in the fruit and vegetables sector: power to modify

2.—(1) The Department may by regulations modify the following assimilated direct legislation—

(a) Articles 32 to 38 of the CMO Regulation, which make provision about aid in the fruit and vegetables sector (“relevant aid”);

(b) so far as relating to relevant aid, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/891 of 13 March 2017 supplementing the CMO Regulation with regard to the fruit and vegetables, and processed fruit and vegetables, sectors;

(c) so far as relating to relevant aid, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892 of 13 March 2017 laying down rules for the application of the CMO Regulation with regard to the fruit and vegetables, and processed fruit and vegetables, sectors.

(2) The Department may by regulations make provision for or about the review of any determination relating to relevant aid, including provision which amends, applies (with or without modifications), or is similar to, any provision of or made under the Common Agricultural Policy (Review of SCMO Decisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015.

(3) Without prejudice to section 11(1E) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (construction of certain references to EU instruments), the reference in subsection (1)(a) above to Article 32 of the CMO Regulation includes any provision inserted in that Article by section 1.