EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make provision in Northern Ireland for the administration of Council Regulation (EC) No. 73/2009 (O.J. No. L 30, 31.01.2009, p 16), and other associated Community instruments in relation to direct support schemes under the Common Agricultural Policy.
Regulation 3 defines Northern Ireland as a region for the purposes of these Regulations.
Regulation 4 prescribes the minimum size of a holding in respect of which the establishment of entitlements may be requested.
Regulation 5 sets the minimum claim size.
Regulation 6 fixes the date on which parcels used to claim under the Single Payment Scheme must be at the disposal of farmers.
Regulation 7 provides that the transfer of payment entitlements must be communicated by the transferor to the relevant competent authority within the time limits specified.
Regulation 8 specifies the additional modulation deductions which will be made from direct payments payable to farmers.
Regulation 9 revokes the Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2005 and its amendments. It also revokes the Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment Scheme (Set-aside) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2005 and its amendments. Those Regulations will continue to apply for certain purposes to single payment applications made before the coming into force of this Regulation.