Interpretation
2.—(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(1) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
(2) In these Regulations –
“Commission Regulation 795/2004” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 795/2004 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the single payment scheme provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers(2);
“Commission Regulation 796/2004” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 796/2004 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of cross-compliance, modulation and the integrated administration and control system provided for in the Council Regulation(3);
“Commission Regulation 1973/2004” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1973/2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003 as regards the support schemes provided for in Titles IV and IVa of that Regulation and the use of land set aside for the production of raw materials(4);
“Council Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers(5);
“the Department” means the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development;
“direct payment” has the meaning given to it in Article 2(d) of the Council Regulation;
“farmer” has the meaning given to it in Article 2(a) of the Council Regulation;
“holding” has the meaning given to it in Article 2(b) of the Council Regulation;
“IACS Regulations” means the Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Integrated Administration and Control System) Regulations 2005(6);
“reference period” has the meaning given to it in Article 38 of the Council Regulation;
“relevant competent authority” has the meaning given to it in regulation 5 of the IACS Regulations;
“single application” has the meaning given to it in Article 2(11) of Commission Regulation 796/2004;
“single payment scheme” means the support scheme established under Title III of the Council Regulation.
(3) Other expressions used in these Regulations shall be construed in accordance with the Council Regulation, Commission Regulation 795/2004, Commission Regulation 796/2004 and Commission Regulation 1973/2004.
(4) Any reference in these Regulations to a Community instrument is a reference to that instrument as amended on the date these Regulations are made.
O.J. No. L141, 30.4.2004, p. 1, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 606/2005 (O.J. No. L100, 20.4.2005, p. 15)
O.J. No. L141, 30.4.2004, p. 18, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 436/2005 (O.J. No. L72, 18.3.2005, p. 4)
O.J. No. L345, 20.11.2004, p. 1. Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1973/2004 was corrected by a corrigendum at O.J. No. L61, 8.3.2005, p. 51
O.J. No. L270, 21.10.2003, p. 1, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 118/2005 (O.J. No. L24, 27.1.2005, p. 15)
S.I. 2005/218