Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020

4Publication and rules of evidence

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(1)The duty in paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 5 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (things that must be published) does not apply in relation to—

(a)the Direct Payments Regulation;

(b)Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 639/2014 of 11 March 2014 supplementing the Direct Payments Regulation;

(c)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 641/2014 of 16 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of the Direct Payments Regulation.

(2)The Queen’s Printer must make arrangements for the publication of the following EU regulations as published in the Official Journal of the European Union before exit day.

(3)The EU regulations are—

(a)the regulations listed in subsection (1);

(b)the regulations listed in sub-paragraphs (i) to (v) of section 1(3)(d).

(4)Subsection (2) does not require the publication of—

(a)anything repealed before exit day, or

(b)any modifications made on or after exit day.

(5)Retained direct EU CAP legislation is a “relevant matter” for the purposes of paragraph 4 of Schedule 5 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (power to make provision about judicial notice and admissibility).