The Agriculture (Financial Assistance) Regulations 2021

Part 1Introduction

1Citation and commencement

2Interpretation

Part 2Assessing applications for financial assistance

3Checking eligibility for financial assistance

4Information in support of eligibility for financial assistance

5Defects in an application for financial assistance

6Consequences of incomplete or erroneous applications

Part 3Payments of financial assistance, monitoring and record keeping

7Payments under the environmental land management pilot scheme

8Payments under the CS scheme, the farming investment fund scheme and the tree health pilot scheme

9Checking and monitoring

10Record keeping

Part 4Change of circumstances and transfer of agreements

11Change of circumstances

12Transfer of agreements

Part 5Publication of information

13Publication of data in relation to agreement holders

14Publication of aggregated data

Part 6Inspections and powers of entry

15Virtual inspections

16Physical inspections

17Powers of entry

18Powers of inspection

19Assisting an authorised person

Part 7Breach of conditions, regulations, suspected offences and investigations

20Breach of regulations

21Investigating breaches and suspected offences

22Concluding an investigation

Part 8Determination on breach and remedies

23Determination on breach

24Action available to the Secretary of State following determination of a breach

25Good reasons for a breach

26Notification of the determination on the breach

27Further information on rectifying a breach

28Further information on recovering financial assistance

29Further information on prohibiting financial assistance

Part 9Reconsideration of decisions or determinations and appeals

30Reconsideration of a decision or determination

Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 50(6) of the Agriculture Act 2020, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

2021 No. 0000

Agriculture, England

The Agriculture (Financial Assistance) Regulations 2021

Made***

Coming into force***

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(8), 3(1) and (2) and 50(3) of the Agriculture Act 20201.

In accordance with section 50(6) of that Act, a draft of the instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.