PART 6

WTO Agreement on Agriculture

Power to make regulations for securing compliance with WTO Agreement on Agriculture: general
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1
The Secretary of State may make regulations for the purpose of securing compliance with obligations of the United Kingdom under the Agreement on Agriculture.
2
The provision which may be made under subsection (1) includes (among other things)—
a
provision made in accordance with section 44 (limits on the amount of domestic support provided in the United Kingdom);
b
provision falling within section 45 (classification of domestic support).
3
Regulations under this section may—
a
confer functions on a person other than the Secretary of State;
b
provide for the Secretary of State to delegate functions;
c
provide for a person to exercise a discretion in dealing with any matter.
4
Regulations under this section are subject to affirmative resolution procedure.
5
In this section and sections 44 and 45—
- “the Agreement on Agriculture” means the Agreement on Agriculture, part of Annex 1A to the WTO Agreement (as modified from time to time);
- “appropriate authority” means—
  1. the Secretary of State, or
  2. a devolved authority;
- “devolved authority” means—
  1. the Scottish Ministers,
  2. the Welsh Ministers, or
  3. a Northern Ireland department;
- “domestic support” means subsidies or other financial support that is regarded as domestic support for the purposes of the Agreement on Agriculture;
- “the WTO Agreement” means the agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation signed at Marrakesh on 15 April 1994.