The Direct Payments to Farmers (Simplifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 Preliminary

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and application

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART 2 Removal of the payment for agricultural practices beneficial to the climate and the environment

   1. 3. Amendment of Regulation (EU) No. 1306/2013

   2. 4. Amendment of the Direct Payments Regulation

   3. 5. Amendment of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 639/2014

   4. 6. Amendment of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 640/2014

   5. 7. Amendment of the Direct Payments Implementing Regulation

   6. 8. Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 809/2014

   7. 9. Amendment of the Common Agricultural Policy Basic Payment and Support Schemes Regulation (Northern Ireland) 2015

4. PART 3 Young Farmers Payment/Regional Reserve

   1. 10. Amendment of the Direct Payments Regulation

5. PART 4 Administrative penalties in cases of over-declaration

   1. 11. Amendment of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 640/2014

6. PART 5 Removal of cross-border applications

   1. 12. Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013

   2. 13. Amendment of the Direct Payments Regulation

   3. 14. Amendment of the Common Agricultural Policy (Control and Enforcement, Cross-Compliance, Scrutiny of Transactions and Appeals) Regulations 2014

7. PART 6 Reduction of Payments

   1. 15. Amendment of the Direct Payments Regulation

   2. 16. Amendment of the Common Agricultural Policy Basic Payment and Support Schemes Regulation (Northern Ireland) 2015

8. PART 7 Control rate for on-the-spot checks

   1. 17. Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 809/2014

   2. 18. Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 908/2014

9. PART 8 Coupled Support

   1. 19. Amendment of the Direct Payments Regulation

   2. 20. Amendment of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 639/2014

10. PART 9 The total ceiling for Northern Ireland

    1. 21. Amendment of the Direct Payments Regulation

11. Signature

12. Explanatory Note