2020 No. 1445

Exiting The European Union
Agriculture

The Agriculture (Payments) (Amendment, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Made

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8(1) and 8C(1) and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 M1 and section 6(1) of the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 M2.

In accordance with paragraphs 1(1) and 8F(1) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, a draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

In accordance with section 6(5) of the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020, the Secretary of State has obtained consent from the Scottish Ministers, Welsh Ministers and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland.

Annotations:
Marginal Citations
M1

2018 c.16. Section 8 was amended by section 27 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1) and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 was amended by paragraph 53(2) of Schedule 5 to that Act. Section 8C was inserted by section 21 of that Act and paragraph 8F of Schedule 7 was inserted by paragraph 51 of Schedule 5 to that Act.